Variation in the practice of tracheal intubation in Europe after traumatic brain injury: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Traumatic brain injury patients frequently undergo tracheal intubation. We aimed to assess current intubation practice in Europe and identify variation in practice. We analysed data from patients with traumatic brain injury included in the prospective cohort study collaborative European neurotrauma effectiveness research in traumatic brain injury (CENTER-TBI) in 45 centres in 16 European countries. We included patients who were transported to hospital by emergency medical services. We used mixed-effects multinomial regression to quantify the effects on pre-hospital or in-hospital tracheal intubation of the following: patient characteristics; injury characteristics; centre; and trauma system characteristics. A total of 3843 patients were included. Of these, 1322 (34%) had their tracheas int

SUBMITTER: Gravesteijn BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7344983 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature