Annals of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Delayed Sequence Intubation: A Prospective Observational Study.
We investigate a new technique for the emergency airway management of patients with altered mental status preventing adequate preoxygenation. ⋯ Delayed sequence intubation could offer an alternative to rapid sequence intubation in patients requiring emergency airway management who will not tolerate preoxygenation or peri-intubation procedures. It is essentially procedural sedation, with the procedure being preoxygenation. Delayed sequence intubation seems safe and effective for use in emergency airway management.
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Multicenter Study
Techniques, Success, and Adverse Events of Emergency Department Adult Intubations.
We describe the operators, techniques, success, and adverse event rates of adult emergency department (ED) intubation through multicenter prospective surveillance. ⋯ In the EDs we studied, emergency intubation has a high and increasing success rate. Both drug and device selection evolved significantly during the study period.