Early intubation in the management of trauma patients: Indications and outcomes in 1,000 consecutive patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Sise, Michael J ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a   Sise, C Beth ^a   Sack, Daniel I ^a   Paci, Gabrielle M ^a   Yale, Randy S ^a   O'Reilly, Eamon B ^a   Norton, Valerie C ^a   Huebner, Benjamin R ^a   Peck, Kimberly A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Cricothyroidotomy; EAST Practice Management Guidelines; Intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOUTH INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649188808     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318191bb0c     Document Type: Article

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