Rapid sequence intubation of trauma patients in Scotland

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1123-1126

  Graham, Colin A ^a,c   Beard, Diana ^b   Henry, Jennifer M ^b   McKeown, Dermot W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airway; Anesthesiology; Complications; Emergency medicine; Rapid sequence intubation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VOMITING; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INJURY SCALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942733347     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000109066.62811.8A     Document Type: Article

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