135 First-Pass Success in the Emergent Traumatic Airway

The First Shot Is Often the Best Shot: First-Pass Intubation Success in Emergency Airway Management.

the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran

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The importance of first pass success when performing orotracheal intubation in the emergency department.

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to determine the association of first pass success with the incidence of adverse events (AEs) during emergency department (ED) intubations. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected continuous quality improvement data based on orotracheal intubations performed in an academic ED over a 4-year period. Following each intubation, th...

Autologous Cricoid Cartilage as a Graft for Airway Reconstruction in an Emergent Technique - A Case Report

Introduction: Laryngotracheal stenosis can be caused after traumatic injuries to the neck from the subglottic larynx to the trachea. Patients with laryngotracheal stenosis often need a tracheotomy and occasionally may become tracheotomy dependent. Different procedures have been described for the management of these lesions. Management options include techniques of endoscopic dilation, laser res...

The emergent surgical airway: cricothyrotomy vs. tracheotomy.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists difficult airway algorithm identifies two acceptable emergency surgical airways in the 'cannot intubate, cannot ventilate' scenario: cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy. Little has been published regarding the emergency surgical airway practices at different institutions. The authors investigated whether the primary choice of emergency surgical airway at a m...