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Maintenance of Oxygenation During Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Sakles John C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.13271
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , anesthesia , apnea , oxygenation , rapid sequence induction , ventilation (architecture) , airway , emergency department , mechanical ventilation , tracheal intubation , cricoid pressure , critically ill , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is the most common method of airway control in the emergency department (ED).(1,2) Administration of an anesthetic agent and a neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) optimizes conditions for tracheal intubation and is thought to minimize the risk of aspiration.(3-10) Evidence suggests that RSI improves first pass success and reduces complications in the critically ill.(11-14) This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.