The ABCDE approach in critically ill patients: A scoping review of assessment tools, adherence and reported outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The systematic Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure (ABCDE) approach is a priority-based consensus approach for the primary assessment of all categories of critically ill or injured patients. The aims of this review are to provide a wide overview of all relevant literature about existing ABCDE assessment tools, adherence to the ABCDE approach and related outcomes of teaching or application of the ABCDE approach by healthcare professionals.

Methods

A comprehensive scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and reported according to the PRISMA-ScR Checklist. An a priori protocol was developed. In March 2024, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane library were searched to identify studies describing healthcare professiona

SUBMITTER: Bruinink LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437753 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature