Articles: intubation.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of Success Rates between Two Video Laryngoscope Systems Used in a Prehospital Clinical Trial.
The primary aims of this study were to compare paramedic success rates and complications of two different video laryngoscopes in a prehospital clinical study. ⋯ The CMAC had a higher likelihood of successful intubation compared to the King Vision. Complication rates were not statistically different between groups. Video laryngoscope placement success rates were not higher than our historical direct laryngoscopy success rates.
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Critical care medicine · Apr 2014
Multicenter StudyAcquiring Procedural Skills in ICUs: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Providing appropriate training of procedural skills to residents while ensuring patient safety through trainee supervision is a difficult and constant challenge. We sought to determine how effective and safe procedural skill acquisition is in French ICUs and to identify failure and complication risk factors. ⋯ Procedural skills acquisition by residents in the ICU appears feasible and safe with complication rates comparable to what has previously been reported. We identified specific procedures and situations associated with higher failure and complication rates that could require proactive training. Questions still remain regarding minimal numbers of procedures to attain competence and how best to provide procedural training.
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Intensive care medicine · Feb 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyImpact of the humidification device on intubation rate during noninvasive ventilation with ICU ventilators: results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
The use of heat and moisture exchangers (HME) during noninvasive ventilation (NIV) can increase the work of breathing, decrease alveolar ventilation, and deliver less humidity in comparison with heated humidifiers (HH). We tested the hypothesis that the use of HH during NIV with ICU ventilators for patients with acute respiratory failure would decrease the rate of intubation (primary endpoint) as compared with HME. ⋯ In this study, the short-term physiological benefits of HH in comparison with HME during NIV with ICU ventilators were not observed, and no difference in intubation rate was found. The physiologic effects may have been obscured by leaks or other important factors in the clinical settings. This study does not support the recent recommendation favoring the use of HH during NIV with ICU ventilators.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Jan 2014
Multicenter StudyNoninvasive ventilation for hypercapnic exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: factors related to noninvasive ventilation failure.
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has changed the prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffering from hypercapnic exacerbations. ⋯ Team expertise in NIV and identification of the risk factors for NIV failure may allow to treat patients with more severe hypercapnic exacerbations of COPD during and improve treatment success rates.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Detailed statistical analysis plan for the difficult airway management (DIFFICAIR) trial.
Preoperative airway assessment in Denmark is based on a non-specific clinical assessment left to the discretion of the responsible anesthesiologist. The DIFFICAIR trial compares the effect of using a systematic and consistent airway assessment versus a non-specific clinical assessment on the frequency of unanticipated difficult airway management.To prevent outcome bias and selective reporting, we hereby present a detailed statistical analysis plan as an amendment (update) to the previously published protocol for the DIFFICAIR trial. ⋯ We intend to increase the transparency of the data analyses regarding the DIFFICAIR trial by an a priori publication of a statistical analysis plan.