Analgesia in pediatric trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis.

Background: As pediatric patients are typically rare among helicopter emergency medical systems (HEMS), children might be at risk for oligo-analgesia due to the rescuer's lack of experience and the fear of side effects.

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, data was obtained from the ÖAMTC HEMS digital database including 14 physician staffed helicopter bases in Austria over a 12-year timeframe. Primary missions involving pediatric trauma patients (< 15 years) not mechanically ventilated on-site were included.

Gender differences in snowboarding accidents in Austria: a 2005-2018 registry analysis.

Objectives: To elucidate gender differences in snowboarding accidents.

Design: Retrospective registry analysis within the Austrian National Registry of Mountain Accidents.

Setting: Snowboard-related emergencies between November 2005 and October 2018.

Anaesthesiology research in the European Union and the European Free Trade Association: An overview from 2001 to 2015.

Background: Publication performance in anaesthesiology hints at research activity and attractiveness for a particular centre or country for anaesthetists.

Objective: The aim of this retrospective bibliographic study is to compare the publication performance of anaesthesiology departments within the countries of the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) combined. Outcome measures were the number of publications, the number of original articles, the average impact factor and the number of publications and average impact factor per million inhabitants.

Physician staffed helicopter emergency medical systems can provide advanced trauma life support in mountainous and remote areas.

Introduction: In remote and mountainous areas, helicopter emergency medical systems (HEMS) are used to expedite evacuation and provide pre-hospital advanced trauma life support (ATLS) in major trauma victims. Aim of the study was to investigate feasibility of ATLS in HEMS mountain rescue missions and its influence on patient condition at hospital admission.

Patients: 58 major trauma victims (Injury Severity Score ≥16), evacuated by physician staffed HEMS from remote and mountainous areas in the State of Tyrol, Austria between 1.

A Snapshot of Coagulopathy After Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

Cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is often associated with important blood loss, allogeneic blood product usage, morbidity, and mortality. Coagulopathy during CPB is complex, and the current lack of uniformity for triggers and hemostatic agents has led to a wide variability in bleeding treatment. The aim of this review is to provide a simplified picture of the data available on patients' coagulation status at the end of CPB in order to provide relevant information for the development of tailored transfusion algorithms.