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Lapidus O, Rubenson Wahlin R, Bäckström D. Trauma patient transport to hospital using helicopter emergency medical services or road ambulance in Sweden: a comparison of survival and prehospital time intervals. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2023; 31:101. [PMID: 38104083 PMCID: PMC10725597 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-023-01168-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The benefits of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) transport of adults following major trauma have been examined with mixed results, with some studies reporting a survival benefit compared to regular emergency medical services (EMS). The benefit of HEMS in the context of the Swedish trauma system remains unclear. AIM To investigate differences in survival and prehospital time intervals for trauma patients in Sweden transported by HEMS compared to road ambulance EMS. METHODS A total of 74,032 trauma patients treated during 2012-2022 were identified through the Swedish Trauma Registry (SweTrau). The primary outcome was 30-day mortality and Glasgow Outcome Score at discharge from hospital (to home or rehab); secondary outcomes were the proportion of severely injured patients who triggered a trauma team activation (TTA) on arrival to hospital and the proportion of severely injured patients with GCS ≤ 8 who were subject to prehospital endotracheal intubation. RESULTS 4529 out of 74,032 patients were transported by HEMS during the study period. HEMS patients had significantly lower mortality compared to patients transported by EMS at 1.9% vs 4.3% (ISS 9-15), 5.4% vs 9.4% (ISS 16-24) and 31% vs 42% (ISS ≥ 25) (p < 0.001). Transport by HEMS was also associated with worse neurological outcome at discharge from hospital, as well as a higher rate of in-hospital TTA for severely injured patients and higher rate of prehospital intubation for severely injured patients with GCS ≤ 8. Prehospital time intervals were significantly longer for HEMS patients compared to EMS across all injury severity groups. CONCLUSION Trauma patients transported to hospital by HEMS had significantly lower mortality compared to those transported by EMS, despite longer prehospital time intervals and greater injury severity. However, this survival benefit may have been at the expense of a higher degree of adverse neurological outcome. Increasing the availability of HEMS to include all regions should be considered as it may be the preferrable option for transport of severely injured trauma patients in Sweden.
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- Oscar Lapidus
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
- Ambulance Medical Service in Stockholm (AISAB), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Orthopedics and Oncology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- VO Ambulans Och Akut, Region Gävleborg, Sweden
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Meulendyks S, Korpal D, Jin HJ, Mal S, Pace J. Airway registries in primarily adult, emergent endotracheal intubation: a scoping review. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2023; 31:11. [PMID: 36890554 PMCID: PMC9993388 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-023-01075-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Emergency Department (ED) airway registries are formalized methods to collect and document airway practices and outcomes. Airway registries have become increasingly common in EDs globally; yet there is no consensus of airway registry methodology or intended utility. This review builds on previous literature and aims to provide a thorough description of international ED airway registries and discuss how airway registry data is utilized. METHODS A search of Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Libraries, Web of Science, and Google Scholar was performed with no date limitations applied. English language full-text publications and grey literature from centres implementing an ongoing airway registry to monitor intubations performed in mainly adult patients in an ED setting were included. Non-English publications and publications describing airway registries to monitor intubation practices in predominantly paediatric patients or settings outside of the ED were excluded. Study screening for eligibility was performed by two team members individually, with any disagreements resolved by a third team member. Data was charted using a standardized data charting tool created for this review. RESULTS Our review identified 124 eligible studies from 22 airway registries with a global distribution. We found that airway registry data is used for quality assurance, quality improvement, and clinical research regarding intubation practices and contextual factors. This review also demonstrates that there is a great deal of heterogeneity in definitions of first-pass success and adverse events in the peri-intubation period. CONCLUSIONS Airway registries are used as a crucial tool to monitor and improve intubation performance and patient care. ED airway registries inform and document the efficacy of quality improvement initiatives to improve intubation performance in EDs globally. Standardized definitions of first-pass success and peri-intubation adverse events, such as hypotension and hypoxia, may allow for airway management performance to be compared on a more equivalent basis and allow for the development of more reliable international benchmarks for first-pass success and rates of adverse events in the future.
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- Sarah Meulendyks
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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Hauståker H, Østerås Ø, Nystøyl DS, Heltne JK, Zakariassen E. General practitioners not available - out-of-hospital emergency patients handled by anaesthesiologist in a large Norwegian municipality. Scand J Prim Health Care 2021; 39:240-246. [PMID: 34096461 PMCID: PMC8293940 DOI: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1922833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Until autumn 2018 the GPs in Bergen Municipality did not attend emergency patients outside the emergency primary care centre. The ambulance staff handled emergencies on their own or were assisted by an anaesthesiologist from the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate procedures performed by the HEMS anaesthesiologist and to assess the level of skills needed to perform these procedures. METHODS This study was a retrospective assessment of data from the period 2011 to 2013 on all emergency missions in which patients were dealt with by HEMS, using a rapid-response car in Bergen Municipality. All emergency missions were sorted into three categories: No intervention, Basic or Advanced intervention. This list was made by a research group with anaesthesiologists working for Bergen HEMS and GPs with OOH experience. The list is based on curriculum found in acute medicine courses. RESULTS HEMS responded to 716 (2.3%) out of a total of 31,696 emergencies in Bergen Municipality during the three years. In more than two-thirds (71%) of these missions, no intervention or only a basic intervention was performed. Most advanced procedures were performed in patients with cardiac arrest. CONCLUSION By retrospective evaluation of HEMS missions by car in Bergen municipality, we found that nearly one-third of the patients received advanced procedures. Cardiac arrest was the medical condition in which the most advanced procedures were performed. More research is needed to evaluate procedures and the importance of clinical evaluation and physicians' experience in treating these patient groups.KEY POINTSBoth HEMS and on-call GPs are needed in emergency care, and more knowledge will be useful to highlight the level of practical skills needed in these missions.There is a need for better prioritization of when to use HEMS resources and when to use on-call GPs in emergency missions.More than two-thirds of the patients involved in emergency missions received no intervention or just a basic intervention when dealt with by HEMS.This raises the issue of whether an on-call GP could have adequately treated many of the patients in this study in terms of practical skills.
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- Henrik Hauståker
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- CONTACT Henrik Hauståker Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Damsgårdsveien 54, Bergen5058, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Research, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Health Services Research Group, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care, NORCE Health, Bergen, Norway
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van Schuppen H, Boomars R, Kooij FO, den Tex P, Koster RW, Hollmann MW. Optimizing airway management and ventilation during prehospital advanced life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A narrative review. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2020; 35:67-82. [PMID: 33742579 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Airway management and ventilation are essential components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to achieve oxygen delivery in order to prevent hypoxic injury and increase the chance of survival. Weighing the relative benefits and downsides, the best approach is a staged strategy; start with a focus on high-quality chest compressions and defibrillation, then optimize mask ventilation while preparing for advanced airway management with a supraglottic airway device. Endotracheal intubation can still be indicated, but has the largest downsides of all advanced airway techniques. Whichever stage of airway management, ventilation and chest compression quality should be closely monitored. Capnography has many advantages and should be used routinely. Optimizing ventilation strategies, harmonizing ventilation with mechanical chest compression devices, and implementation in complex and stressful environments are challenges we need to face through collaborative innovation, research, and implementation.
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- Hans van Schuppen
- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Anesthesiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Regional Ambulance Service Utrecht (RAVU), Jan van Eijcklaan 6, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Anesthesiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Helicopter Mobile Medical Team (MMT), De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Resuscitation Studies (ARREST), Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Anesthesiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Sunde GA, Kottmann A, Heltne JK, Sandberg M, Gellerfors M, Krüger A, Lockey D, Sollid SJM. Standardised data reporting from pre-hospital advanced airway management - a nominal group technique update of the Utstein-style airway template. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2018; 26:46. [PMID: 29866144 PMCID: PMC5987657 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-018-0509-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Pre-hospital advanced airway management with oxygenation and ventilation may be vital for managing critically ill or injured patients. To improve pre-hospital critical care and develop evidence-based guidelines, research on standardised high-quality data is important. We aimed to identify which airway data were most important to report today and to revise and update a previously reported Utstein-style airway management dataset. Methods We recruited sixteen international experts in pre-hospital airway management from Australia, United States of America, and Europe. We used a five-step modified nominal group technique to revise the dataset, and clinical study results from the original template were used to guide the process. Results The experts agreed on a key dataset of thirty-two operational variables with six additional system variables, organised in time, patient, airway management and system sections. Of the original variables, one remained unchanged, while nineteen were modified in name, category, definition or value. Sixteen new variables were added. The updated dataset covers risk factors for difficult intubation, checklist and standard operating procedure use, pre-oxygenation strategies, the use of drugs in airway management, airway currency training, developments in airway devices, airway management strategies, and patient safety issues not previously described. Conclusions Using a modified nominal group technique with international airway management experts, we have updated the Utstein-style dataset to report standardised data from pre-hospital advanced airway management. The dataset enables future airway management research to produce comparable high-quality data across emergency medical systems. We believe this approach will promote research and improve treatment strategies and outcomes for patients receiving pre-hospital advanced airway management. Trial registration The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Western Norway exempted this study from ethical review (Reference: REK-Vest/2017/260). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13049-018-0509-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- G A Sunde
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway. .,Dept. of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. .,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.,Emergency Dept., University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Swiss Air Ambulance - Rega, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Dept. of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Air Ambulance Dept., Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Karolinska Institutet, Dept. of Clinical Science and Education, Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Stockholm, Sweden.,Swedish Air Ambulance (SLA), Mora, Sweden.,Dept. of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway.,Dept. of Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Services, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.,London's Air Ambulance, Bartshealth NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.,Air Ambulance Dept., Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Haugland H, Rehn M, Klepstad P, Krüger A. Developing quality indicators for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a consensus process. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2017; 25:14. [PMID: 28202076 PMCID: PMC5311851 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-017-0362-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background There is increasing interest for quality measurement in health care services; pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) included. However, attempts of measuring the quality of physician-staffed EMS (P-EMS) are scarce. The aim of this study was to develop a set of quality indicators for international P-EMS to allow quality improvement initiatives. Methods A four-step modified nominal group technique process (expert panel method) was used. Results The expert panel reached consensus on 26 quality indicators for P-EMS. Fifteen quality indicators measure quality of P-EMS responses (response-specific quality indicators), whereas eleven quality indicators measure quality of P-EMS system structures (system-specific quality indicators). Discussion When measuring quality, the six quality dimensions defined by The Institute of Medicine should be appraised. We argue that this multidimensional approach to quality measurement seems particularly reasonable for services with a highly heterogenic patient population and complex operational contexts, like P-EMS. The quality indicators in this study were developed to represent a broad and comprehensive approach to quality measurement of P-EMS. Conclusions The expert panel successfully developed a set of quality indicators for international P-EMS. The quality indicators should be prospectively tested for feasibility, validity and reliability in clinical datasets. The quality indicators should then allow for adjusted quality measurement across different P-EMS systems. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13049-017-0362-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Helge Haugland
- Department of Research and Development, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway. .,Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. .,Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Medical Faculty, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Research and Development, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway.,Department of Health Studies, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.,Division of Emergencies and Critical Care. Department of Anaesthesia, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Medical Faculty, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway.,Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Medical Faculty, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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This review article will consider how to conduct a safe rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia in the pre-hospital environment. It considers the potential risks and benefits of doing so, reviews some of the literature surrounding the technique and considers aspects from clinician training to choice of induction agent. It aims to give an overview of this element of pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia.
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- Jonathan Birks
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
- HEMS Doctor, Magpas Helimedix, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK
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Mikkelsen S, Krüger AJ, Zwisler ST, Brøchner AC. Outcome following physician supervised prehospital resuscitation: a retrospective study. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e006167. [PMID: 25567065 PMCID: PMC4289732 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prehospital care provided by specially trained, physician-based emergency services (P-EMS) is an integrated part of the emergency medical systems in many developed countries. To what extent P-EMS increases survival and favourable outcomes is still unclear. The aim of the study was thus to investigate ambulance runs initially assigned 'life-saving missions' with emphasis on long-term outcome in patients treated by the Mobile Emergency Care Unit (MECU) in Odense, Denmark METHODS All MECU runs are registered in a database by the attending physician, stating, among other parameters, the treatment given, outcome of the treatment and the patient's diagnosis. Over a period of 80 months from May 1 2006 to December 31 2012, all missions in which the outcome of the treatment was registered as 'life saving' were scrutinised. Initial outcome, level of competence of the caretaker and diagnosis of each patient were manually established in each case in a combined audit of the prehospital database, the discharge summary of the MECU and the medical records from the hospital. Outcome parameters were final outcome, the aetiology of the life-threatening condition and the level of competences necessary to treat the patient. RESULTS Of 25 647 patients treated by the MECU, 701 (2.7%) received prehospital 'life saving treatment'. In 596 (2.3%) patients this treatment exceeded the competences of the attending emergency medical technician or paramedic. Of these patients, 225 (0.9%) were ultimately discharged to their own home. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates that anaesthesiologist administrated prehospital therapy increases the level of treatment modalities leading to an increased survival in relation to a prehospital system consisting of emergency medical technicians and paramedics alone and thus supports the concept of applying specialists in anaesthesiology in the prehospital setting especially when treating patients with cardiac arrest, patients in need of respiratory support and trauma patients.
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- Søren Mikkelsen
- Mobile Emergency Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Rognås L, Hansen TM, Kirkegaard H, Tønnesen E. Predicting the lack of ROSC during pre-hospital CPR: should an end-tidal CO2 of 1.3 kPa be used as a cut-off value? Resuscitation 2013; 85:332-5. [PMID: 24361671 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to investigate if an initial ETCO2 value at or below 1.3 kPa can be used as a cut-off value for whether return of spontaneous circulation during pre-hospital cardio-pulmonary resuscitation is achievable or not. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively registered data according to the Utstein-style template for reporting data from pre-hospital advanced airway management from February 1st 2011 to October 31st 2012. Included were consecutive patients at all ages with pre-hospital cardiac arrest treated by eight anaesthesiologist-staffed pre-hospital critical care teams in the Central Denmark Region. RESULTS We registered data from 595 cardiac arrest patients; in 60.2% (n=358) of these cases the pre-hospital critical care teams performed pre-hospital advanced airway management beyond bag-mask ventilation. An initial end-tidal CO2 measurement following pre-hospital advanced airway management were available in 75.7% (n=271) of these 358 cases. We identified 22 patients, who had an initial end-tidal CO2 at or below 1.3 kPa. Four of these patients achieved return of spontaneous circulation. CONCLUSION Our results indicates that an initial end-tidal CO2 at or below 1.3 kPa during pre-hospital CPR should not be used as a cut-off value for the achievability of return of spontaneous circulation.
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- Leif Rognås
- Department of Research and Development, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, P.O. Box 94, 1441 Drøbak, Norway; Pre-hospital Critical Care Team, Department of Anaesthesiology, Viborg Regional Hospital, Heibergs Allé 4, 8800 Viborg, Denmark; Pre-hospital Critical Care Team, Aarhus University Hospital, Oluf Palmes Allé 32, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark; Department of Pre-hospital Medical Services, Central Denmark Region, Oluf Palmes Allé 34, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
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- Pre-hospital Critical Care Team, Aarhus University Hospital, Oluf Palmes Allé 32, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark; Department of Pre-hospital Medical Services, Central Denmark Region, Oluf Palmes Allé 34, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
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- Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, Aarhus University Hospital, Trøjborgvej 72-74, Building 30, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
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Standard operating procedure changed pre-hospital critical care anaesthesiologists' behaviour: a quality control study. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2013; 21:84. [PMID: 24308781 PMCID: PMC4029444 DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Introduction The ability of standard operating procedures to improve pre-hospital critical care by changing pre-hospital physician behaviour is uncertain. We report data from a prospective quality control study of the effect on pre-hospital critical care anaesthesiologists’ behaviour of implementing a standard operating procedure for pre-hospital controlled ventilation. Materials and methods Anaesthesiologists from eight pre-hospital critical care teams in the Central Denmark Region prospectively registered pre-hospital advanced airway-management data according to the Utstein-style template. We collected pre-intervention data from February 1st 2011 to January 31st 2012, implemented the standard operating procedure on February 1st 2012 and collected post intervention data from February 1st 2012 until October 31st 2012. We included transported patients of all ages in need of controlled ventilation treated with pre-hospital endotracheal intubation or the insertion of a supraglottic airways device. The objective was to evaluate whether the development and implementation of a standard operating procedure for controlled ventilation during transport could change pre-hospital critical care anaesthesiologists’ behaviour and thereby increase the use of automated ventilators in these patients. Results The implementation of a standard operating procedure increased the overall prevalence of automated ventilator use in transported patients in need of controlled ventilation from 0.40 (0.34-0.47) to 0.74 (0.69-0.80) with a prevalence ratio of 1.85 (1.57-2.19) (p = 0.00). The prevalence of automated ventilator use in transported traumatic brain injury patients in need of controlled ventilation increased from 0.44 (0.26-0.62) to 0.85 (0.62-0.97) with a prevalence ratio of 1.94 (1.26-3.0) (p = 0.0039). The prevalence of automated ventilator use in patients transported after return of spontaneous circulation following pre-hospital cardiac arrest increased from 0.39 (0.26-0.48) to 0.69 (0.58-0.78) with a prevalence ratio of 1.79 (1.36-2.35) (p = 0.00). Conclusion We have shown that the implementation of a standard operating procedure for pre-hospital controlled ventilation can significantly change pre-hospital critical care anaesthesiologists’ behaviour.
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