Emergency anesthesia, airway management and ventilation in major trauma. Background and key messages of the interdisciplinary S3 guidelines for major trauma patients;Notfallnarkose, atemwegsmanagement und beatmung beim polytrauma: Hintergrund und kernaussagen der interdisziplinären S3-leitlinie polytrauma

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-266

  Matthes, G ^a,b   Bernhard, M ^c   Kanz, K G ^d   Waydhas, C ^e   Fischbacher, M ^e   Fischer, M ^f   Bottiger B W ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^f Kliniken des Landkreises   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway management; Capnography; Emergency anesthesia; Endotracheal intubation; Multiple trauma

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; TRAUMATOLOGY;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84863761797     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-011-2138-z     Document Type: Article

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