Advantages and limitations of the use of intra-bone access in emergencies and emergencies: integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To describe the main advantages and limitations of using intraosseous access in urgencies and emergencies. Methods: This is an integrative review, which used articles available in the Virtual Health Library, specifically in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and MEDLINE, and in the Scientific Electronic Library Online, in the period of august 2016 to october 2016. Results: 292 articles were found, and 31 of them were initially selected. After the exclusion criteria, 9 articles were obtained as a final sample, grouped according to the author, year of publication, title, objective, type of study and results. Conclusion: It was clear that this is a simple learning technique and its complications are insignificant. It has been shown to be used safely in different puncture sites, both in adults and children. Therefore, it is hoped that this study may prompt further research on the subject.