The use of neuromuscular blocking agents to facilitate prehospital intubation does not impair outcome after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 718-724

  Bulger, Eileen M ^a   Copass, Michael K ^a   Sabath, Daniel R ^a   Maier, Ronald V ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a   Baker, Christopher C ^b   Moore, Frederick A ^b   Black, Ian ^b   Davis, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Neuromuscular blocking agents; Paralytics; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 17844401509     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000159239.14181.BC     Document Type: Article

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