Prehospital management of chest injuries in severely injured patients-a systematic review and clinical practice guideline update.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our aim was to review and update the existing evidence-based and consensus-based recommendations for the management of chest injuries in patients with multiple and/or severe injuries in the prehospital setting. This guideline topic is part of the 2022 update of the German Guideline on the Treatment of Patients with Multiple and/or Severe Injuries.

Methods

MEDLINE and Embase were systematically searched to May 2021. Further literature reports were obtained from clinical experts. Randomised controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, and comparative registry studies were included if they compared interventions for the detection and management of chest injuries in severely injured patients in the prehospital setting. We considered patient-rel

SUBMITTER: Waydhas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11458653 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature