Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
An assessment of long-term complications following prehospital intraosseous access: A nationwide study
Authors' conclusion
Long-term complications such as osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, or compartment syndrome following prehospital intraosseous cannulation and drug delivery occurred in less than 0.1% of the cases.
Study context
- Population
- All patients receiving prehospital intraosseous cannulation in Denmark, January 2016–December 20195,012 followed up
- Participants
- 5,387 patients
- Exposure
- Adults vs Children
- Adultsn = 4,775
- Childrenn = 237
- Outcome
- Long-term complications (osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis or compartment syndrome)
- Follow-up
- 180 days
Methodological details375 unidentified and lost to follow-up
- 375 unidentified and lost to follow-up
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adults
less than five
events
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
An assessment of long-term complications following prehospital intraosseous access: A nationwide study. Resuscitation. Published 5 December 2024. doi:10.
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