Adverse effects of Endotracheal Intubation
Adverse effects of Endotracheal Intubation. Can be classified anatomically or into immediate, short and long term complications.
Tag Airway
Stridor
Stridor = sound on inspiration associated with airway narrowing; stridor at rest implies a reduction in airway diameter of >50%
Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is an airway management technique that produces inducing immediate unresponsiveness (induction agent) and muscular relaxation (neuromuscular blocking agent) and is the fastest and most effective means of controlling the emergency airway
Endotracheal tube cuff leak
Endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff leaks vary from trivial problems to life-threatening emergencies. Detectable air leaks affect up to 11% of ICU patients
Paediatric Airway
The paediatric airway differs from that of adults in terms of anatomy, and there are important management implications
Ultrasound Case 035
Potentially difficult intubation of man with a receding chin and unusual jaw anatomy. You decide to watch the intubation with ultrasound.
Do you know if you really own the airway?
How often does a junior medical officer (or in-fact one of your senior colleagues) in your ED have four attempts at intubating a patient before he, or she, finally succeeds?
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Research and Reviews (R&R) in the FastLane: experts worldwide tell us what they think is worth reading from emergency medicine and critical care literature
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Research and Reviews (R&R) in the FastLane: experts worldwide tell us what they think is worth reading from emergency medicine and critical