Scand J Trauma Resus
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Mar 2019
Treatment delay in status epilepticus - more effective prehospital symptom recognition warranted.
The outcome of status epilepticus (SE) can be improved by facilitating early recognition and treatment with antiepileptic drugs. The purpose of this study was to analyze the treatment delay of SE in a prospectively recruited patient cohort. Improvements to the treatment process are suggested. ⋯ SE is often not recognized during the prehospital phase of treatment, which delays the initiation of first-line treatment. Intrahospital delay could be reduced by streamlining patient transition between the three lines of treatment.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Mar 2019
Interhospital transport of critically ill patients: experiences and challenges, a qualitative study.
No consensus based national standard for interhospital transports of critically ill patients exists in Norway. The local hospitals are responsible for funding, organizing and performing these transports, resulting in potentially different level of care for the critically ill patients depending on local hospital resources and not the level of severity in the patient's condition. The aim of this study was to examine how these transports are executed and to discover challenges during transports and potentials of improvement. ⋯ Safe interhospital transports of the critically ill patients are challenged by the characteristics of the out of hospital environment. The transports are described as potentially unsafe for both patients and personnel. Systematic education is warranted, highlighting the use of checklists and special educational programs in prehospital critical care medicine. The strong personal interest to participate in these transports may serve as a barrier against changing todays system. To ensure the right level of competence and safety for each unique patient, it is imperative to standardize the interhospital transports on a national level, built on consensus from experienced prehospital personnel.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Mar 2019
Multicenter StudyUnplanned out-of-hospital birth and risk factors of adverse perinatal outcome: findings from a prospective cohort.
In France, while most babies are delivered at hospital, emergency medical services (EMS) weekly manage calls for unplanned out-of-hospital births. The objective of our study was to describe neonatal morbidity and mortality, defined as death or neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization at Day 7, in a prospective multicentric cohort of unplanned out-of-hospital births. ⋯ Our study assessed for the first time risk factors for adverse perinatal outcome in a large and multicenter cohort of unplanned out-of-hospital births. We have to improve temperature management in the out-of-hospital field and future trials are required to investigate strategies to optimize newborns management in the prehospital area.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Feb 2019
Multicenter Study Observational StudyImpact of initial coagulation and fibrinolytic markers on mortality in patients with severe blunt trauma: a multicentre retrospective observational study.
Acute coagulopathy is a well-known predictor of poor outcomes in patients with severe trauma. However, using coagulation and fibrinolytic markers, how one can best predict mortality to find out potential candidates for treatment of coagulopathy remains unclear. This study aimed to determine preferential markers and their optimal cut-off values for mortality prediction. ⋯ Fibrinogen and D-dimer were the principal markers for stratification of mortality in patients with severe blunt trauma. These markers could function as therapeutic targets because they were significant predictors of mortality, independent from severity of injury.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Feb 2019
Changes in anaesthetic use for trauma patients in German HEMS - a retrospective study over a ten-year period.
Airway management and use of intravenous anaesthetics to facilitate tracheal intubation after major trauma remains controversial. Numerous agents are available and used for pre-hospital rapid-sequence induction (RSI). The aim was to investigate usage and potential changes in administration of intravenous anaesthetics for pre-hospital RSI in trauma patients over a ten-year period. ⋯ This large study analysed prehospital administration of anaesthetics in trauma patients, showing a substantial change from 2006 to 2015 despite the lack of any high-level evidence. Etomidate has shifted from the main sedative substance to virtual absence, indicating that the recommendation of an established national guideline was transferred into clinical practice, although based on weak evidence as well. The pre-hospital use of Propofol showed a particular increase. Fentanyl has been the main opioid drug for RSI in trauma, however Sufentanyl has become increasingly popular. The mechanisms and advantages of the different substances still have to be elucidated, especially in head injury and bleeding trauma.