Prospective observational study of emergent endotracheal intubation practice in the intensive care unit and emergency department of an Australian regional tertiary hospital

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 368-375

  Phillips, Luke ^a,b,c   Orford, Neil ^b,d,e   Ragg, Michael ^a,e,f  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine Barwon Health ^*  (Australia)

^b Intensive Care Unit   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway management; Critical care; Emergency medicine; Intensive care; Intubation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84905016324     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12257     Document Type: Article

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