Patient safety in pre-hospital emergency tracheal intubation: A comprehensive meta-analysis of the intubation success rates of EMS providers

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lossius, Hans M ^a,b   Røislien, Jo ^a,c   Lockey, David J ^d,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STANDARD;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84856779488     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11189     Document Type: Article

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