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Ambulance and helicopter response time. Association with patient outcome and illness severity: Protocol of a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study context

Population
Patients conveyed by ambulance and/or helicopter
Planned comparison
Shorter vs longer ambulance and helicopter response time
Primary endpoint
Association between ambulance and helicopter response time and major complications and mortality
Methodological detailsCochrane Handbook and Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, Population, Exposure, and Outcome framework, all study designs eligible, Articles in English, Scandinavian, German, French and Portuguese included
  • Cochrane Handbook and Joanna Briggs Institute methodology
  • Population, Exposure, and Outcome framework
  • All study designs eligible
  • Articles in English, Scandinavian, German, French and Portuguese included

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Ambulance and helicopter response time. Association with patient outcome and illness severity: Protocol of a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 23 October 2023. doi:10.1111/aas.14339

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