Does turning trauma patients with an unstable spinal injury from the supine to a lateral position increase the risk of neurological deterioration? – A systematic review

BACKGROUND: Airway protection and spinal precautions are competing concerns in the treatment of unconscious trauma patients. The placement of such patients in a lateral position may facilitate the acquisition of an adequate airway. However, trauma dogma dictates that patients should be transported i...

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Autores principales: Hyldmo, Per Kristian, Vist, Gunn E., Feyling, Anders Christian, Rognås, Leif, Magnusson, Vidar, Sandberg, Mårten, Søreide, Eldar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4573694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26382216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-015-0143-x

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