Anaesthesiologist-provided prehospital airway management in patients with traumatic brain injury: An observational study

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 418-423

  Rognås, Leif ^a,b,c   Hansen, Troels M ^c   Kirkegaard, Hans ^c   Tønnesen, Else ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^b VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airway management; Critical care; Emergency medical services; Prehospital emergency care; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STOMACH CONTENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927692355     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000103     Document Type: Article

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