Afogamento

Classificação da gravidade do afogamento[17]Szpilman D. Near-drowning and drowning classification: a proposal to stratify mortality based on the analysis of 1,831 cases. Chest. 1997 Sep;112(3):660-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9315798?tool=bestpractice.com [18]Orlowski JP, Szpilman D. Drowning. Rescue, resuscitation, and reanimation. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2001 Jun;48(3):627-46. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11411297?tool=bestpractice.com ​​[42]Szpilman D, Elmann J, Cruz-Filho FE. Drowning classification: a revalidation study based on the analysis of 930 cases over 10 years. Book of abstracts. World Congress on Drowning, Amsterdam; 2002:66.​​[43]Szpilman D, Bierens JJ, Handley AJ, et al. Current concepts: drowning. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 31;366(22):2102-10. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1013317 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22646632?tool=bestpractice.com

Uma classificação da gravidade do afogamento foi desenvolvida, separando pacientes de afogamento em 6 graus com base no exame inicial. Cada grau tem um risco de mortalidade associada e recomendações de tratamento.

[Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Sistema de classificação do afogamentoAdaptado de Orlowski JP, Szpilman D. Drowning. Rescue, resuscitation, and reanimation. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2001 Jun;48(3):627-46. Usado com permissão [Citation ends].

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