Beliefs of physician directors on the management of devastating brain injuries at the Canadian emergency department and intensive care unit interface: a national site-level survey.

Piotr WtorekMatthew J WeissJeffrey M SinghCarmen HrymakAlecs ChochinovBrian GrunauBojan PaunovicSam D ShemieJehan LalaniBailey PiggottJames StempienPatrick ArchambaultParisa SelesehRob FowlerMurdoch Leeies

Published in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2024)

In our survey of Canadian EM and CCM physician directors, 80% participated in WLSM in the ED for patients with DBI. Despite this, most supported ICU admission to optimize neuroprognostication and patient-centred end-of-life care, including organ donation.

Keyphrases

emergency department
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
cross sectional
primary care
case report
quality improvement
drug induced