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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2018

Airway management changes associated with rising radiologic incidence of external laryngotracheal injury.

Derrick R Randall, Luke Rudmik, Chad G Ball, J Douglas Bosch

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Damage control of laryngotracheal trauma: the golden day.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Derrick R RandallFrom the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Randall, Rudmik, Bosch); and the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball).
Luke RudmikFrom the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Randall, Rudmik, Bosch); and the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball).
Chad G BallFrom the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Randall, Rudmik, Bosch); and the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball).
J Douglas BoschFrom the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Randall, Rudmik, Bosch); and the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball).
Robert Bosch (United States) · USUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraumatic laryngeal injuries are uncommon life-threatening injuries that require prompt, rational management of a potentially precarious airway. It is unclear whether the current incidence of laryngotracheal injury is due to enhanced injury detection or increased occurrence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relations between diagnostic imaging with both initial airway management and surgical treatment in patients with external laryngotracheal injuries (ELTIs) in Alberta.

methodsIn this large-scale population-based analysis, we used regional health databases containing inpatient admissions, emergency department visits and trauma service activations employing International Classification of Diseases diagnostic codes to identify all ELTIs diagnosed from Apr. 1, 1995, to Dec. 31, 2011, in adults (age ≥ 16 yr). We evaluated health records and diagnostic imaging for injury features, airway management, operative interventions and hospital length of stay (LOS).

resultsEighty-nine patients met the inclusion criteria. The incidence of ELTIs increased over time, paralleling a rise in detection during the period incorporating greater computed tomography (CT) use (

conclusionManagement of ELTIs shifted from predominantly conservative airway monitoring to endotracheal tube intubation over the study period in spite of no clinically significant change in injury severity or operative intervention frequency. The location of endotracheal tube placement suggests less comfort with ELTI among first-responder and emergency personnel.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAirway ManagementAlbertaDatabases, FactualEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansIntubation, IntratrachealLaryngeal DiseasesLarynxMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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PMID29582748
PMCPMC5866148
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