1. Changes in anaesthetic use for trauma patients in German HEMS – a retrospective study over a ten-year period
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Arasch Wafaisade, Michael Caspers, Bertil Bouillon, Matthias Helm, Matthias Ruppert, and Michael Gäßler
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Anaesthetic ,Trauma ,Sedative ,Opioid ,Pre-hospital ,Trauma care ,Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid ,RC86-88.9 - Abstract
Abstract Background 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. Methods Based on a large helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) database in Germany between 2006 and 2015, a total of 9720 HEMS missions after major trauma leading to RSI on scene were analysed. Administration practice of sedatives and opioids were investigated, while neuromuscular blocking agents were not documented in the database. Results With respect to administration of sedatives, independent from trauma mechanism and specific injury patterns the use of Etomidate decreased dramatically (52 to 6%) in favour of a more frequent use of Propofol (3 to 32%) and Ketamine (9 to 24%; all p 1 at initial contact, the administration rate of Etomidate dropped significantly as well. This decline was mainly substituted by Ketamine and particularly Propofol. In patients with GCS ≤ 8 upon initial contact, a similar distribution compared to the general trauma population could be observed. With respect to opioids, mainly Fentanyl has been administered for RSI in trauma patients (2006: 69,6% to 2015: 60.2%; p
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- 2019
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