Search Tag: emergency intubation

2025 22 Apr

Tracheal intubation (TI) is a critical procedure used in emergency departments (EDs) and ICUs worldwide, though it carries significant risks, especially in resource-limited settings. Major adverse events (MAEs) like haemodynamic instability, severe hypoxaemia, and cardiac arrest are common during the peri-intubation period and are associated with worse...Read more

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