Table 4.
Process mapping.
| Data variable no. |
Data variable name | Type of data | Data variable categories or values | Type | Definition of data variable | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Diagnostic procedures | Categorical | 1 = US/Doppler | Check box | Proposed by expert panel | |
| 2 = ECG- analysis (12-lead) | ||||||
| 3 = Invasive monitoring | ||||||
| 4 = Other point-of-care tests | ||||||
| 5 = Point-of-care lab tests | ||||||
| 6 = Other | ||||||
| 27 | Therapeutic procedures | |||||
| 27a | Drugs to facilitate airway procedure | Categorical | 1 = Sedatives | Check box | Utstein Airway | |
| 2 = Neuromuscular blocking agents | ||||||
| 3 = Analgesics/opioids | ||||||
| 4 = Local/topic anaesthetics | ||||||
| 5 = None | ||||||
| 27b | Device used in successful airway management | Categorical | 1 = Bag Mask Ventilation | Bullet list | Device used for successful airway management (device in place at end of care or patient hand-over) | Utstein Airway |
| 2 = SAD | ||||||
| 3 = Oral TI | ||||||
| 4 = Nasal TI | ||||||
| 5 = Surgical airway | ||||||
| 6 = None | ||||||
| 7 = Unknown | ||||||
| 27c | Breathing- procedures used | Categorical | 1 = Assisted manually | Check box | Open-airway manoeuvres or positioning of patient without use of any technical airway device (chin-lift, jaw thrust, recovery position) | |
| 2 = Assisted mechanically | Open-airway manoeuvres, including use of technical devices (guedel pattern, naso-pharyngeal airway) | |||||
| 3 = Controlled manually | Breathing assistance using physician's hands (bag-valve-mask ventilation) | |||||
| 4 = Controlled mechanically | Breathing assistance using technical respiratory support (ventilator, NIV) | |||||
| 5 = Chest tube/decompression | ||||||
| 6 = Thoracostomi | ||||||
| 7 = Other | ||||||
| 8 = Unknown | ||||||
| 27d | Circulation- procedures used | Categorical | 1 = Peripheral IV-line | Check box | ||
| 2 = Central IV-line | ||||||
| 3 = IO-Access | ||||||
| 4 = Defibrillation | ||||||
| 5 = Cardioversion | ||||||
| 6 = Pacing | ||||||
| 7 = Haemostatic, basic | ||||||
| 8 = Haemostatic, advanced | ||||||
| 9 = Other | ||||||
| 10 = None | ||||||
| 27e | Disability- procedures used | Categorical | 1 = Reduction of fractures | Check box | ||
| 2 = Spinal immobilisation | ||||||
| 3 = Therapeutic hypothermia | ||||||
| 4 = Other | ||||||
| 5 = None | ||||||
| 28 | Medication, drugs administered | 1 = Yes | Bullet list | Indicates whether medication was given by physician-staffed service. Exclude iv-fluid given for "keep-line-open" purposes | ||
| 2 = No | ||||||
| 29 | Type of medication | Categorical | 1 = Analgesics/Opioids | Check box | ||
| 2 = Sedatives | ||||||
| 3 = Neuromuscular blocking agents | ||||||
| 4 = Vasoactive | ||||||
| 5 = Fibrinolytic | ||||||
| 6 = Antibiotics | ||||||
| 7 = Other | ||||||
| 8 = None | ||||||
US: ultrasound
SAD: supraglottic airway device
TI: tracheal intubation
NIV: non invasive ventilation
IO-access: intraosseous access