The American journal of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of 4 supraglotttic devices used by paramedics during simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A randomized controlled crossover trial.
Ensuring an open airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is fundamental. The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of blind intubation during simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation by untrained personnel. ⋯ The study showed that the most efficient device with the shortest blind intubation time was the SALT device.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Improved sepsis bundles in the treatment of septic shock: a prospective clinical study.
Sepsis bundles can decrease mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. However, current methods of measuring pressure, such as central venous pressure, are inadequate. This study investigated the effect of improved sepsis bundles informed by pulse-indicated continuous cardiac output. ⋯ Pulse-indicated continuous cardiac output-directed sepsis bundles can reduce the severity of septic shock, provide more accurate fluid resuscitation, and reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and stay in the intensive care unit.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Video rigid flexing laryngoscope (RIFL) vs Miller laryngoscope for tracheal intubation during pediatric resuscitation by paramedics: a simulation study.
Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is an essential resuscitation procedure in children. Video laryngoscopes have been developed to avoid intubation failures in a variety of scenarios, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We hypothesized that the video laryngoscope RIFL (AI Medical Devices, Inc, Williamston, MI) offers advantages in the ETI of a pediatric manikin while performing chest compressions (CCs). ⋯ In simulated child arrest scenarios with normal/difficult airway conditions and with concomitant mechanical CC, paramedics performed better with the RIFL video laryngoscope than with the standard MIL.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A comparison of the ETView VivaSight SL against a fiberoptic bronchoscope for nasotracheal intubation of multitrauma patients during resuscitation. A randomized, crossover, manikin study.