ALLMedicine™ Rapid Sequence Intubation Center

Apr 29th, 2022 - Airway compromise and respiratory failure are leading causes of pediatric cardiac arrest making advanced airway management central to pediatric resuscitation. Previous literature has demonstrated that achieving first-pass success (FPS) is associat...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Approach Considerations Management of toxic exposure to ammonia is largely supportive. Decontaminate the patient (if that was not done at the site of exposure) and support airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs) as necessary. Provide warmed humi...

Mar 3rd, 2022 - In trauma patients, rapid sequence intubation is recommended. The drug of choice, however, has been debated. One cohort comparative study showed ketamine had benefit in hemodynamics compared to etomidate in trauma patients. One observational study...

Feb 7th, 2022 - Background A 2002 study of the National Emergency Airway Registry database found that only 0.56% (43 of 7712) of intubations required cricothyroidotomy (cricothyrotomy). [1, 2, 3] This percentage may be driven even lower by increasing adoption of ...

Feb 2nd, 2022 - Develop a framework for data collection to determine the contributions of both laryngoscopy and tube delivery intervals to the apneic period in unsuccessful and successful attempts among patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in a ped...

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 3rd, 2022 - In trauma patients, rapid sequence intubation is recommended. The drug of choice, however, has been debated. One cohort comparative study showed ketamine had benefit in hemodynamics compared to etomidate in trauma patients. One observational study...

Nov 26th, 2021 - This is a randomized prospective study evaluating the hemodynamic response in adult participants greater than or equal to 18 years of age undergoing RSI in the pre-hospital or emergency department setting. Hemodynamic response is the cardiology re...

Aug 1st, 2019 - The research will be conducted at the following location(s): Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital- Women's Pavilion. About 15 subjects will be enrolled in this study. In order to be eligible for this study, the participant must...

May 24th, 2019 - This study is a randomized controlled trial of etomidate versus ketamine during rapid sequence intubation (RSI). RSI refers to the process by which patients who require emergency airway management undergo sedation and paralysis prior to insertion ...

Mar 19th, 2019 - Hypoxia may occur during rapid sequence intubation (RSI) of emergency department patients (1-4). This condition may increase the risk of the patient suffering a cardiac arrest secondary to securing the airway. A part of RSI is pre-oxygenation, whi...

Mar 23rd, 2020 - Special precautions should be taken when resuscitating people in cardiac arrest with known or suspected COVID-19 coronavirus, according to guidance from the American Heart Association (AHA). The interim guidance, drawn mostly from CDC recommendati...

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.

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...

Sep 24th, 2010 - September 24, 2010 — In a prospective, randomized study, patients with suspected sepsis who received a bolus of etomidate before rapid sequence intubation spent no more time in the hospital than similar patients who received a bolus of midazolam. ...