To retrieve, evaluate and integrate the relevant evidence of postoperative critical patient transport, so as to provide evidence-based basis for development of postoperative transport related strategies in critically ill patients.

The evidence-based "6S" evidence resource pyramid model was used to search clinical decision support, guidelines, expert consensus, evidence summary, systematic review, and randomized controlled trails (RCT) related to critically ill patient transport from the domestic and foreign databases, guidebooks and relevant professional association websites in a top-down order. The retrieval time was from January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2022. The quality of guidelines was evaluated by 4 researchers and the quality of other types evidence was assessed by 2 researchers. Two researchers extracted, translated and integrated the evidence entries of the included literature.

A total of 16 articles were included, including 2 guidelines, 1 expert consensus, 2 evidence summaries, 10 systematic reviews, and 1 RCT. Finally, a total of 49 recommendations were summarized and 6 aspects were integrated, including qualification and responsibility of transport personnel, transport equipment and technology, safety culture and training, preparation before transport, care during transport and handover after transport.

This study integrates the best evidence related to postoperative transport of critically ill patients, and provides an evidence-based basis for development of postoperative transport related strategies.

Evidence-based nursing; Postoperative; Critically ill patients; Transport; Evidence-based summary