by Nicholas Choi | Dec 1, 2022 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Awake intubations are an uncommon procedure, so cognitively practicing the nuances can be critically important to success. Here, we present an updated practical guide on awake intubations in the ED intended to supplement a previously posted topic. You can see the...
by Vivian Tam, Ian Stiell, Hans Rosenberg | Mar 21, 2022 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Driver BE, et al. JAMA. 2021 Dec 28;326(24):2488-2497. Question and Methods: Multicentre unblinded pragmatic trial comparing first pass success with the bougie compared to stylet in endotracheal intubation of critically ill patients ...
by Hans Rosenberg | Nov 2, 2020 | Anesthesiology, Full Article, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Turner JS, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e209278. Question and Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating if checklist use during endotracheal intubation leads to improved patient outcomes. Findings: The authors...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 15, 2019 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Journal Club Summary Casey JD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Feb 28;380(9):811-821. Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: Multicenter, unblinded RCT in 7 ICUs comparing rates of hypoxia in patients undergoing BVM vs no ventilation during...
by Adam Parks, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 23, 2019 | Airway, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Securing definitive control of a threatened airway is a fundamental skill in the care of critically ill patients and remains an ever-popular topic of discussion in Emergency Medicine. As Emergency Medicine providers, we find few procedures as satisfying or potentially...
