Brain Oxygenation During Prehospital Anesthesia

Brain Oxygenation During Prehospital Anesthesia: an Observational Pilot Study

The study will evaluate the feasibility of Nonin SenSmart H500 device to measuring brain oxygenation during prehospital anesthesia of adult patient. The study also estimates the incidence of cerebral hypoxic events of anesthetized patients during prehospital care. The study does not affect the treatment of the patient. The study is pilot study and will be followed with a main study to assess the association between cerebral oxygenation during prehospital care and outcome of the patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

• sedation or anesthesia provided to facilitate endotracheal intubation, performed by HEMS team regardless of the reason

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cardiac arrest at the time of intubation
• Physical barrier for NIRS measuring (e.g. forehead laceration)
• HEMS physician does not escort patient to the hospital (and patient is not dead on the scene after inclusion)
• Workload too high to ensure standard level of clinical care during the study
• Known special vulnerability including known mental disability (permanent, not related to acute condition), patients in nursing homes, prisoners and forensic psychiatric patients.
• Known or evident pregnancy