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ICU Management

2024 13 Jun

  In current clinical practice, most critically ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation receive preoxygenation through an oxygen mask. Administering supplemental oxygen before intubation increases the oxygen content in the patient’s lungs, reducing the risk of hypoxaemia. Despite this, hypoxaemia occurs during 10% to 20% of tracheal...Read more