Acta paediatrica
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We compared acute patients admitted to a single paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) following an emergency transfer by a specialist paediatric transport team and by other routes. ⋯ Children admitted to the PICU following emergency transfers by the specialist paediatric transport team were younger, sicker, received more PICU-specific therapies and had longer PICU LOS than other acutely admitted critically ill patients. This indicates that these transfers were appropriate.