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Airway Management in Postoperative Carotid Endarterectomy Patients
- February 5, 2010
- Emily L. Brown, MD, and Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
This large retrospective study describes airway management strategies in patients who develop neck hematoma.- Reviewing:
- Shakespeare WA et al., Anesth Analg 2010 Feb; 110:588.
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Skill Retention After Simulated Difficult Airway Training
Simulator training improves performance of standard but infrequently used rescue techniques.- Reviewing:
- Kuduvalli PM et al., Anaesthesia 2008 Apr; 63:364.
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Securing an Airway When You Can’t Reach the Patient
- August 3, 2007
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
A Laryngeal Mask Airway is faster than a Combitube or endotracheal tube, but only slightly.- Reviewing:
- Hoyle JD Jr et al., Prehosp Emerg Care 2007 Jul-Sep; 11:330-6.
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The Macintosh Laryngoscope vs. the New Airtraq Device
- November 3, 2006
- Aaron E. Bair, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
This new single-use device shows promise for intubation.- Reviewing:
- Maharaj CH et al., Anaesthesia 2006 Nov; 61:1093-9.
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EM Resident Airway Skills: Do They Get Better with Time?
- January 4, 2006
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Airway management is an integral skill for emergency physicians and an important component of any emergency medicine residency. These authors assessed intubation success rates for . . .- Reviewing:
- Sagarin MJ et al., Ann Emerg Med 2005 Oct; 46:328-36.
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Intubation in the Lateral Position: Tube or LMA?
- December 21, 2005
- Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FACEP, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Certain emergency circumstances, such as entrapment or impalement with a weapon, require that intubation be conducted with the patient in the lateral position, but little . . .- Reviewing:
- McCaul CL et al., Anesth Analg 2005 Oct; 101:1221-5.
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Emergency Airway Management: Who Owns the Airway?
- April 28, 2004
- Richard D. Zane, MD
- Emergency Medicine
Many critical procedures performed by emergency physicians also fall into the domain of other specialties, which often leads to stimulating discussions about who is responsible . . .- Reviewing:
- Kovacs G et al., Can J Anaesth 2004 Feb; 51:174-80.
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Airway Management While Wearing PPE: Will It Work?
- March 17, 2004
- Richard D. Zane, MD
- Emergency Medicine
In most airway management literature, the difficult airway is described in the context of the patient, not the provider. These authors in Israel assessed whether . . .- Reviewing:
- Flaishon R et al., Anesthesiology 2004 Feb; 100:260-6.
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New Airway Management Device Offers Nothing New
- August 30, 2001
- RJ Vissers
- Emergency Medicine
The Airway Management Device (AMD) is similar to the laryngeal mask airway (LMA), but it has 2 silicone cuffs: The distal is inserted and inflated . . .- Reviewing:
- Cook TM et al., Anaesthesia 2001 Jul; 56:
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Airway Management: Whose Job?
- September 1, 1997
- RM Walls
- Emergency Medicine
Controversy continues over who in the ED is responsible for airway management: both anesthesiologists and emergency physicians claim this domain as their own.- Reviewing:
- Nayyar P and Lisbon A., Anesth Analg 1997 Jul; 85:
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LMA Supreme Outperforms the i-gel for Novices
- April 6, 2012
- Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD, and Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Insertion times were comparable with the two supraglottic airway devices, but the LMA Supreme had better operating characteristics.- Reviewing:
- Ragazzi R et al., Anaesthesia 2012 Apr; 67:384.
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The i-gel LMA Is Similar to Ambu AuraOnce LMA for Pediatric Intubations
- July 8, 2011
- Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD, and Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
The devices performed similarly in all weight groups, but the i-gel often required taping to hold it in place.- Reviewing:
- Theiler LG et al., Anesthesiology 2011 Jul; 115:102.
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Achieving Competence in Basic and Advanced Airway Techniques
- June 4, 2010
- Emily L. Brown, MD, and Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
For previously untrained interns, 25 to 30 attempts at bag-mask ventilation and intubation were needed to achieve even modest competency.- Reviewing:
- Komatsu R et al., Anesthesiology 2010 Jun; 112:1525.
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Early Intubation in Trauma Patients Is Safe and Effective
- February 13, 2009
- John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
The success rate of orotracheal intubation within three attempts was 98.9% in this retrospective study of acute airway management at a single level I trauma center.- Reviewing:
- Sise MJ et al., J Trauma 2009 Jan; 66:32.
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Emergency Cricothyrotomy: Comparing Four Methods
- October 24, 2008
- Aaron E. Bair, MD, MSc, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Pick a method and practice it!- Reviewing:
- Dimitriadis JC and Paoloni R., Anaesthesia 2008 Nov; 63:1204.
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Effect of Nasopharyngeal Oxygen Insufflation on Time-to-Hypoxia
- July 14, 2006
- Aaron E. Bair, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
The diffusion of oxygen can help prevent desaturation, even after induction of apnea.- Reviewing:
- Taha SK et al., Anaesthesia 2006 May; 61:427-30.
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Failed Airway Management: What Have We Learned?
- August 10, 2005
- Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FACEP, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Airway failure with death or hypoxic brain injury (HBI) is the leading cause of medical malpractice losses for anesthesiologists. In 1993, the American Society of . . .- Reviewing:
- Peterson GN et al., Anesthesiology 2005 Jul; 103:33-9.
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Do All Infants with Apparent SIDS Need EMS Transport?
- July 26, 2005
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Although it’s rare, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) devastates both families and healthcare providers. To assess presentation and outcomes of infants with apparent SIDS (found . . .- Reviewing:
- Smith MP et al., Prehosp Emerg Care 2005 Apr/Jun; 9:181-5.
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Poor Airway Management Skills After ATLS Course Are Improved by Simulation Training
Airway management is arguably the most critical skill in trauma resuscitation, but it can be covered only superficially during the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) . . .- Reviewing:
- Barsuk D et al., Anesth Analg 2005 Mar; 100:803-9.
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The GlideScope: Is It Really That Easy?
- April 27, 2005
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Clinicians stubbornly cling to direct laryngoscopy (DL) as the standard technique for oral intubation despite the availability of newer, superior intubating devices. Rigid fiberoptic and . . .- Reviewing:
- Cooper RM et al., Can J Anaesth 2005 Feb; 52:191-8.
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