Prehospital Intubation in Patients with Isolated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A 4-Year Observational Study

Objectives. To study the effect of prehospital intubation (PHI) on survival of patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury (ISTBI). Method. Retrospective analyses of all intubated patients with ISTBI between 2008 and 2011 were studied. Comparison was made between those who were intubated in...

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Main Authors: Mazin Tuma, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmad Zarour, Ashok Parchani, Sherwan Khoshnaw, Ruben Peralta, Rifat Latifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/135986