Airway management in the transfer of the unconscious patient
Robinson, N.; Macleod, K.G.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 65(6): 372-373
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 6638851 Document Number: 207079
Thirty-one consecutive unconscious patients admitted to a specialist neurosurgical centre for computerised axial tomography and further management were reviewed with emphasis upon initial airway management. Fourteen patients had inadequate airway control on arrival and needed immediate intubation. Six of this group developed pulmonary complications. The implications of this are discussed and certain recommendations made.
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