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  • Critical Care

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  • A significant number of patients arrive at burn centers intubated without clear indication.
  • Prehospital intubation practices vary regionally and may not always align with patient benefit.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate regional prehospital intubation practices and their associated patient outcomes.
  • To identify potential overuse and complications related to early intubation in burn patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of consecutive burn center admissions from November 2012 to June 2014.
  • Comparison of demographics and outcomes between patients intubated before arrival and those intubated within 24 hours of admission.
  • Statistical analysis using chi-squared, Fisher's exact test, and Kruskal-Wallis test.

Main Results:

  • Of 958 admissions, 120 were intubated before arrival. Approximately 37.5% of intubated survivors were extubated within 2 days, suggesting unnecessary intubation.
  • Intubation-related complications were three times more common in patients intubated before arrival (12.5% vs 4.4%).
  • Patients intubated prehospital had shorter median intubation durations, hospital lengths of stay (LOS), and intensive care unit (ICU) LOS compared to those intubated at the center.

Conclusions:

  • Prehospital intubation in burn patients may be overused, leading to increased complications and inefficient resource utilization.
  • Current criteria for prehospital intubation should be revised to better identify patients who genuinely require advanced airway management.
  • Focusing on objective criteria like impending airway loss and adequate gas exchange can optimize prehospital care decisions.