Universität zu Köln

Hilbert-Carius, Peter ORCID: 0000-0002-4704-2377, Struck, Manuel F., Hofer, Veronika, Hinkelbein, Jochen, Rognas, Leif ORCID: 0000-0002-2542-565X, Adler, Jorn, Christian, Michael D., Wurmb, Thomas, Bernhard, Michael and Hossfeld, Bjoern (2020). Mechanical ventilation of patients in helicopter emergency medical service transport: an international survey. Scand. J. Trauma Resusc. Emerg. Med., 28 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1757-7241

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Abstract

Background: Mechanical ventilation in helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) environments is a procedure which carries a significant risk of complications. Limited data on the quality and performance of mechanical ventilation in HEMS are available in the literature. Method: We conducted an international survey to evaluate mechanical ventilation infrastructure in HEMS and collect data of transported ventilated patients. From June 20-22, 2019, the participating HEMS bases were asked to provide data via a web-based platform. Vital parameters and ventilation settings of the patients at first patient contact and at handover were compared using non-parametric statistical tests. Results: Out of 215 invited HEMS bases, 53 responded. Respondents were from Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland. Of the HEMS bases, all teams were physician staffed, mainly anesthesiologists (79%), the majority were board certified (92.5%) and trained in intensive care medicine (89%) and had a median (range) experience in HEMS of 9 (0-25) years. HEMS may provide a high level of expertise in mechanical ventilation whereas the majority of ventilators are able to provide pressure controlled ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure modes (77%). Data of 30 ventilated patients with a median (range) age of 54 (21-100) years and 53% male gender were analyzed. Of these, 24 were primary missions and 6 interfacility transports. At handover, oxygen saturation (p < 0.01) and positive end-expiratory pressure (p = 0.04) of the patients were significantly higher compared to first patient contact. Conclusion: In this survey, the management of ventilated HEMS-patients was not associated with ventilation related serious adverse events. Patient conditions, training of medical crew and different technical and environmental resources are likely to influence management. Further studies are necessary to assess safety and process quality of mechanical ventilation in HEMS.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hilbert-Carius, Peter UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-2377 UNSPECIFIED Struck, Manuel F. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hofer, Veronika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hinkelbein, Jochen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rognas, Leif UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2542-565X UNSPECIFIED Adler, Jorn UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Christian, Michael D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wurmb, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bernhard, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hossfeld, Bjoern UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-307791
DOI:	10.1186/s13049-020-00801-1
Journal or Publication Title:	Scand. J. Trauma Resusc. Emerg. Med.
Volume:	28
Number:	1
Date:	2020
Publisher:	BMC
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1757-7241
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MORTALITY; QUALITY Multiple languages Emergency Medicine Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/30779