Open AccessModified Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation
Author(s) -
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld,
Eva A. Cassedy,
Victoria E. Forbes,
Nathaniel D. Mercaldo,
Warren S. Sandberg
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e31822dac35
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , airway management , hiatal hernia , surgery , reflux , disease
Rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) is a technique commonly used to resist regurgitation of gastric contents and protect the airway. A modification of this technique is implemented in certain clinical circumstances. However, there is currently no standard definition for a modified RSII. Therefore, we surveyed clinicians at academic centers across the United States to establish a working definition of a modified RSII as well as the clinical scenarios in which it is being used.