Predictive value of quick surgical airway assessment for trauma (qSAT) score for identifying trauma patients requiring surgical airway in emergency room

Predictive value of quick surgical airway assessment for trauma (qSAT) score for identifying trauma patients requiring surgical airway in emergency room

Abstract Background A surgical airway is usually unpredictable in trauma patients. The aim of this study was to develop a predictable scoring system to determine the need for a surgical airway by using a database from a large multicenter trauma registry. Methods We obtained data from the nationwide...

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Main Authors: Kei Hayashida, Shokei Matsumoto, Mitsuhide Kitano, Junichi Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Trauma
Emergency airway
Surgical airway
Difficult airway
Prediction
Intubation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0203-4

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