Prehospital and emergency department airway management of severe penetrating trauma in Sweden during the past decade.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital tracheal intubation (TI) is associated with increased mortality in patients with penetrating trauma, and the utility of prehospital advanced airway management is debated. The increased incidence of deadly violence in Sweden warrants a comprehensive evaluation of current airway management for patients with penetrating trauma in the Swedish prehospital environment and on arrival in the emergency department (ED).

Methods

This was an observational, multicenter study of all patients with penetrating trauma and injury severity scores (ISSs) ≥ 15 included in the Swedish national trauma register (SweTrau) between 2011 and 2019. We investigated the frequency and characteristics of prehospital and ED TI, including 30-day mortality and patient characteristics ass

SUBMITTER: Renberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10675952 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature