Cochrane · systematic review · CD009228

Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma

Galvagno Jr, SM, Sikorski, R, Hirshon, JM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Injuries2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 3 · 75%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Helicopter emergency medical services compared with ground emergency medical services for adults with major trauma

Population: adults (age > 15 years) with major trauma (ISS > 15)

CD009228.PUB3 (current) · 4 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Overall unadjusted mortality Helicopter emergency medical services vs ground emergency medical services	RR 1.03 [0.85, 1.26]	376648 participants	Very low
Quality‐adjusted life years Helicopter emergency medical services vs ground emergency medical services	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Disability‐adjusted life years Helicopter emergency medical services vs ground emergency medical services	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Adverse events Helicopter emergency medical services vs ground emergency medical services	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies

Comparison

Population: adults (age>15) with major trauma (ISS>15)

CD009228.PUB2 · 3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Overall unadjusted mortality	RR 1 [0.76, 1.3]	163748 participants	Very low
Quality‐adjusted life years (QALY)	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Disability‐adjusted life years (DALY)	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies