Questioning dogma: does a GCS of 8 require intubation?

BACKGROUND: There is no evidence supporting intubation for a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 8. We investigated the effect of intubation in trauma patients with a GCS 6–8, with the hypothesis that intubation would increase mortality and length of stay. METHODS: We studied adult patients with GCS 6–8 fro...

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Autores principales: Hatchimonji, Justin S., Dumas, Ryan P., Kaufman, Elinore J., Scantling, Dane, Stoecker, Jordan B., Holena, Daniel N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7223660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-020-01383-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7223660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-020-01383-4

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