Airway management of patients with traumatic brain injury/C-spine injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is usually combined with cervical spine (C-spine) injury. The possibility of C-spine injury is always considered when performing endotracheal intubation in these patients. Rapid sequence intubation is recommended with adequate sedative or analgesics and a muscle relaxant...

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Main Author: Jin Yong Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2015-06-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-68-213.pdf