Emergent Endotracheal Intubation and Mortality in Traumatic Brain Injury

Emergent Endotracheal Intubation and Mortality in Traumatic Brain Injury

Objective: To determine the relationship between emergent intubation (emergency department and field intubation cases combined) and mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) while controlling for injury severity.Methods: Retrospective observational study of 981 (35.2% intubated, 64.8%...

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Main Authors: Fine, Philip R, LoBello, Steven G, Bartolucci, Alfred A, Griffin, Mervin J, Denninghoff, Kurt R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2008-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Intubation
Brain Injury
Emergency
Injury
Trauma
Mortality
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4n93d8g7

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