Importance Tracheal intubation is one of the most commonly performed and high-risk
interventions in critically ill patients. Limited information is available on adverse peri …

Tracheal intubation in critically ill patients is a high-risk procedure. The risk of complications
increases with repeated or prolonged attempts, making expedient first attempt success the …

Background Peri-intubation major adverse events (MAEs) are potentially preventable and
associated with poor patient outcomes. Critically ill patients intubated in Emergency …

Purpose High-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC) has the potential to provide apnoeic
oxygenation. We decided to assess in a proof-of-concept study whether the addition of …

Background Tracheal intubation is a high-risk procedure in the critically ill, with increased
intubation failure rates and a high risk of other adverse events. Videolaryngoscopy might …

Rationale: Urgent tracheal intubation is performed frequently in intensive care units and
incurs higher risk than when intubation is performed under more controlled circumstances …

The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the association between first attempt
success and intubation-related complications in the Intensive Care Unit after the widespread …

Methods We modified a standard difficult-airway mannequin head (Nasco, Ft. Atkinson, WI)
with hardware-store equipment to enable simulation of vomiting or hemorrhage during …

Rationale: Video laryngoscopy has overcome the need to align the anatomic axes to obtain
a view of the glottic opening to place a tracheal tube. However, despite this advantage, a …

Abstract Purpose of Review This paper will evaluate the recent literature and best practices
in airway management in critically ill patients. Recent Findings Cardiac arrest remains a …