Pre-hospital intubation is associated with increased mortality after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Bukur, Marko ^a   Kurtovic, Silvia ^a   Berry, Cherisse ^a   Tanios, Mina ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Salim, Ali ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

mortality; outcomes; pre hospital intubation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRE HOSPITAL INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051544531     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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