[Anaesthesia procedures and invasive vascular access in severely injured patients at trauma room admission in Germany : An online survey].

CONCLUSION: In Germany, medical indication and schedule of invasive vascular catheterisation of severely injured patients in the trauma room is rarely regulated by SOPs and often performed at the discretion of the attending trauma team. Sonographic assistance during vascular puncture and electrocardiography for CVC tip detection is not as common as in non-emergency anaesthesia. Further studies are required to explore the real necessity and safety of invasive vascular catheterisation in multiple trauma patients in order to improve trauma care. PMID: 28078374 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28078374?dopt=Abstract

Source: Der Anaesthesist - January 10, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Struck MF, Hilbert-Carius P, Hossfeld B, Hinkelbein J, Bernhard M, Wurmb T Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research