Open AccessCritical care drowning admissions in Southwest England 2009–2020, a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Adam Brayne,
William Jones,
Adrienne Lee,
Catherine Chatfield-Ball,
Duncan Kaye,
Matthew Ball,
Gorki Sacher,
Patrick Morgan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journal of the intensive care society/journal of the intensive care society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2057-360X
pISSN - 1751-1437
DOI - 10.1177/17511437221105774
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , medical record , suicide prevention , medical emergency , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
In the United Kingdom (UK), 600 deaths per annum are attributable to drowning. Despite this there is scarce critical care data on drowning patients globally. We describe drowning cases admitted to critical care units with a focus on functional outcomes.