Inappropriate prehospital ventilation in severe traumatic brain injury increases in-hospital mortality

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1233-1241

  Dumont, Travis M ^a   Visioni, Agostino J ^a   Rughani, Anand I ^a   Tranmer, Bruce I ^a   Crookes, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury guidelines; hyperventilation; prehospital; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INJURY; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOCAPNIA; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955072747     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1216     Document Type: Article

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