Nontraumatic resuscitation room management of critically ill patients

Critically ill patients are often initially treated by out-of-hospital emergency medicine services. A major challenge-especially at the interface between out-of-hospital and in-hospital care-is to continue patient care without wasting time, while maintaining a high level. These include the stabilization of vital functions (e.g., airway management, noninvasive/invasive ventilation, circulatory stabilization) and implementation of a suitable diagnostic and therapeutic strategy (e.g., laboratory examinations, sonography, radiological imaging). In recent years, therefore, interest and research has focused on the topic of "nontraumatic resuscitation room care". The first monocentric data recently became available and work is ongoing to develop nontraumatic resuscitation room management for optimal care of critically ill patients in the emergency department. Based on initial studies, experiences and expert opinions, this paper describes a structured approach to nontraumatic resuscitation room management.