RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

2019 Aug; PMID: 30954692 Clinical Question: What is the impact of system factors in the implementation of standard-of-care LPV in critically ill ED patients admitted to the ICU? More pertinent and relevant takeaway messages have to do with staffing and operations. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Operations Academics Documentation/Coding 52

PulmCCM

APRIL 18, 2024

The real world success rates by operators experienced with intubation remained unknown. That uncertainty has been largely dispelled by large randomized trials in 2023 and 2024 confirming that video laryngoscopy is a superior method for obtaining first pass intubation success for patients with average risk airways.

Airway Management 98

Airway Management Operations EMS Research 98

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Improved Visualization: Video laryngoscopes allow for the use of standard or hyperangulated geometry, essentially allowing the operator to “look around the corner” on an anterior airway. Incidence and factors associated with cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management. 2019, 64:617-28. 1985, 25:347-9.

Emergency Department 91

Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 91

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 24, 2023

Table 1: Airway assessment Can we predict a difficult pediatric airway? Even though there is no clear-cut answer, there are some risk factors that make a difficult airway more likely. Airway complications are also more likely to occur in the emergency department (ED) than in the operating theatre. Br J Anaesth.

Airway Management 98

Airway Management Pediatrics Teamwork Emergency Department 98