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Existing Research Is Inadequate For The Development Of Guidelines For The Basic Lifesupport Management Of Airway Obstruction In Adults: Results Of A Systematic Review, Richard N. Bradley, Joseph W. Rossano, Siobán Kennedy
Existing Research Is Inadequate For The Development Of Guidelines For The Basic Lifesupport Management Of Airway Obstruction In Adults: Results Of A Systematic Review, Richard N. Bradley, Joseph W. Rossano, Siobán Kennedy
Richard N Bradley
Introduction
There has been considerable controversy and several changes in guidelines for the basic life support (BLS) management of choking since the introduction of the Heimlich procedure in 1974.
Hypothesis: The objective of this project was to conduct a structured literature review to answer the question, “For adults, either conscious or unconscious, with obstructed airway, does any specific resuscitation techniques compared to currently recommended techniques, lead to different outcomes?”
Results
We identified 475 records after duplicates were removed; we screened all of these and excluded 454. This left 22 full-text articles which we assessed for eligibility; we excluded 19 of …