Predictors of hypothermia upon trauma centre arrival in severe trauma patients transported to hospital via EMS.
CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective study of hypothermia in major trauma patients found a rate of hypothermia of 5%. Factors associated with higher risk of hypothermia include pre-MTC intubation, high ISS, multiple comorbidities, low SBP, non-penetrating mechanism of injury, and being transferred directly to MTC, and colder outdoor temperature. Avoidance of hypothermia is imperative to the management of major trauma patients. Prospective studies are required to determine if pre-hospital warming in these high-risk patients decreases the rate of hypothermia in major trauma and improves patient outcomes.
PMID: 30945956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research