ALLMedicine™ Rapid Sequence Intubation Center

Jul 18th, 2021 - Rapid Sequence intubation (RSI) is an airway procedure that uses sedative and paralytic drugs to facilitate endotracheal intubation. It is known that RSI could impact blood pressure in the peri-intubation period. However, little is known about blo...

May 20th, 2021 - Bradycardia during rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is an uncommon but serious adverse effect encountered in pediatric intubations. Atropine has historically been used in the pediatric population as RSI premedication to prevent bradycardia, especia...

Apr 30th, 2021 - Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is caused by a genetic disorder of the skeletal muscle that induces a hypermetabolic response when patients are exposed to a triggering agent such as volatile inhaled anesthetics or depolarizing neuromuscular blockers. ...

Apr 18th, 2021 - Kratom ingestion for its psychotropic effect or to self-treat opioid withdrawal symptoms has increased over the last 10 years in the United States. Although mild adverse effects have been observed in users, reports of respiratory failure and shock...

Apr 16th, 2021 - The goal of emergency airway management is first pass success without adverse events (FPS-AE). Anatomically difficult airways are well appreciated to be an obstacle to this goal. However, little is known about the effect of the physiologically dif...

Nov 9th, 2012 - The ABCs of trauma resuscitation begin with the airway evaluation, and effective airway management is imperative in the care of a patient with critical injury. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Practice Management Guidelines commit...

Mar 13th, 2020 - Maintaining adequate oxygenation during rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is imperative to prevent peri-intubation adverse events that can lead to increased duration of hospital and intensive care unit stay, or prolonged vegetative state requiring l...

Jul 3rd, 2018 - For more than 60 years, succinylcholine is still being administered as the selective relaxant for rapid sequence intubation by anesthesiologists in many countries. It has been shown to possess unique features such as low cost, fast-acting, short h...

Mar 2nd, 2018 - Introduction: Rocuronium and cisatracurium are representative neuromuscular blocking agents used widely because the former have features of fast onset of peak effect and short duration of muscle relaxation relatively while the latter have comparat...

Dec 15th, 2017 - All adult patients with spontaneous cardiac activity and requiring tracheal intubation in the pre hospital emergency context will be included. All intubation will be performed by an emergency physician or a nurse specialized in anesthesia. For pat...

Jun 2nd, 2016 - A prospective cohort study was conducted in the non-traumatic emergency department (ED).

Apr 7th, 2020 - In March 2020, the Società Italiana di Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva (SIAARTI) Airway Research Group and the European Airway Management Society released coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recommendations that included guida...

Jul 11th, 2019 - Interstitial and diffuse lung disease New genomic classifier A confident diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) relies on the radiographic pattern of usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP), although in some cases, histologic confirmation i.

Mar 27th, 2018 - Indications Both epinephrine and phenylephrine can be considered in the management of significant transient or sustained hypoperfusion. Although the definition of significant hypotension is complex, Brunauer et al6 have suggested that a mean arter.

Dec 2nd, 2014 - Action Points The emergency department is one of the highest risk areas of any institution, and both the fast-paced environment and high patient volume and acuity contribute to this phenomenon. Given the unique issues surrounding medications in th...

Apr 26th, 2014 - Here are six must-reads curated from the globally crowd-sourced emergency medicine and critical care online education community called Free Open Access Meducation (FOAMed): 1. Choose the correct intubation strategy, because rapid sequence intubati...