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

Derrick R. Randall | Zendy; Luke Rudmik | Zendy; Chad G. Ball | Zendy; J. Douglas Bosch | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Derrick R. Randall,

Luke Rudmik,

Chad G. Ball,

J. Douglas Bosch

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.012216

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , emergency department , airway , airway management , confidence interval , intubation , emergency medical services , emergency medicine , population , injury severity score , psychological intervention , medical record , surgery , poison control , injury prevention , physics , environmental health , psychiatry , optics

Traumatic 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.

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