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Interventions associated with survival after prehospital intubation in the deployed combat setting.
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Publisher: W B Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8309942 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-8171 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07356757 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Emerg Med Subsets: MEDLINE
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Publication: 1983- : Philadelphia, PA : W B Saunders
Original Publication: [Philadelphia, PA. : Centrum Philadelphia, c1983]-
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- Abstract:
Introduction: Airway compromise is the second leading cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield. Prehospital airway management is often unavoidable in a kinetic combat environment and expected to increase in future wars where timely evacuation will be unreliable and air superiority not guaranteed. We compared characteristics of survivors to non-survivors among combat casualties undergoing prehospital airway intubation.
Materials and Methods: We requested all Department of Defense Trauma Registry (DODTR) encounters during 2007-2023 with documentation of any airway intervention or assessment within the first 72-h after injury. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all casualties with intubation documented in the prehospital setting. We used descriptive and inferential statistical analysis to compare survivors through 7 days post injury versus non-survivors. We constructed 3 multivariable logistic regression models to test for associations between interventions and 7-day survival after adjusting for injury severity score, mechanism of injury, and receipt of sedatives, paralytics, and blood products.
Results: There were 1377 of 48,301 patients with documentation of prehospital intubation in a combat setting. Of these, 1028 (75%) survived through 7 days post injury. Higher proportions of survivors received ketamine, paralytic agents, parenteral opioids, and parenteral benzodiazepines; there was no difference in the proportions of survivors versus non-survivors receiving etomidate. The multivariable models consistently demonstrated positive associations between 7-day survival and receipt of non-depolarizing paralytics and opioid analgesics.
Conclusions: We found an association between non-depolarizing paralytic and opioid receipt with 7-day survival among patients undergoing prehospital intubation. The literature would benefit from future multi-center randomized controlled trials to establish optimal pharmacologic strategies for trauma patients undergoing prehospital intubation.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None.
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Keywords: Airway; Combat; Endotracheal; Intubation; Military; Outcome
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Date Created: 20240224 Date Completed: 20240416 Latest Revision: 20240416
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20240416
- Accession Number:
10.1016/j.ajem.2024.01.047
- Accession Number:
38401229
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