Effect of secondary prehospital risk factors on outcome in severe traumatic brain injury in the context of fast access to trauma care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 826-832

  Franschman, Gaby ^a   Peerdeman, Saskia M ^a   Andriessen, Teuntje M J C ^b   Greuters, Sjoerd ^a   Toor, Annelies E ^a   Vos, Pieter E ^b   Bakker, Fred C ^a   Loer, Stephan A ^a   Boer, Christa ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergency medical service; Outcome; Prehospital endotracheal intubation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREHOSPITAL RISK FACTOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANOXIA; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 80054030211     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820cebf0     Document Type: Article

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