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Gómez-Ríos MÁ, Sastre JA, Onrubia-Fuertes X, López T, Abad-Gurumeta A, Casans-Frances R, Gómez-Ríos D, Garzón JC, Martínez-Pons V, Casalderrey-Rivas M, Fernández-Vaquero MÁ, Martínez-Hurtado E, Martín-Larrauri R, Reviriego-Agudo L, Gutierrez-Couto U, García-Fernández J, Serrano-Moraza A, Rodríguez Martín LJ, Camacho Leis C, Espinosa Ramírez S, Fandiño Orgeira JM, Vázquez Lima MJ, Mayo-Yáñez M, Parente-Arias P, Sistiaga-Suárez JA, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Charco-Mora P. Spanish Society of Anesthesiology, Reanimation and Pain Therapy (SEDAR) Spanish Society of Emergency and Emergency Medicine (SEMES) and Spanish Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC) Guideline for difficult airway management. Part II. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2024:S2341-1929(24)00022-2. [PMID: 38340790 DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The Airway Management section of the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, and Pain Therapy (SEDAR), the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES), and the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC) present the Guide for the comprehensive management of difficult airway in adult patients. Its principles are focused on the human factor, cognitive processes for decision-making in critical situations, and optimization in the progression of strategies application to preserve adequate alveolar oxygenation in order to enhance safety and the quality of care. The document provides evidence-based recommendations, theoretical-educational tools, and implementation tools, mainly cognitive aids, applicable to airway management in the fields of anesthesiology, critical care, emergencies, and prehospital medicine. For this purpose, an extensive literature search was conducted following PRISMA-R guidelines and was analyzed using the GRADE methodology. Recommendations were formulated according to the GRADE methodology. Recommendations for sections with low-quality evidence were based on expert opinion through consensus reached via a Delphi questionnaire.
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- M Á Gómez-Ríos
- Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
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- Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain
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- Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
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- Biblioteca, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol (CHUF), Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain; President of the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy (SEDAR), Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital do Salnes, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain; President of the Spanish Emergency Medicine Society (SEMES), Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head Neck Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head Neck Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona Spain; President of the Spanish Society for Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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Waghmare UM, Singh A. Prehospital Cervical Spine (C-spine) Stabilization and Airway Management in a Trauma Patient: A Review. Cureus 2024; 16:e54815. [PMID: 38529441 PMCID: PMC10961654 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Severe traumatic damage to the brain-to-body signaling bundle that results in bruising and a partial or total tear of the spinal cord is known as a spinal cord injury (SCI). SCI may develop at the time of an event or after. It can also develop while handling the patient and can worsen during the transportation of the patient. So prehospital care is crucial to prevent or minimize SCI. Prehospital care involves examining the patient, immobilizing the cervical spine (C-spine), providing cardiovascular support (keeping the mean arterial blood pressure over 85 mmHg), and carefully managing the airway (possibly intubating the patient using manual in-line stabilization (MILS)). Methylprednisolone (MPS) and other pharmacological treatments have not been shown to offer clinically meaningful and essential benefits for people with SCI. The therapeutic use of MPS in patients with SCI in the prehospital context is no longer supported. Additionally, whether or not pharmaceutical drugs will be effective in therapeutic hypothermia is unknown. When performing endotracheal intubation on these patients, the potential for C-spine damage is always considered. During intubation, the MILS approach significantly reduces C-spine movement. The MILS method, however, can potentially restrict mouth opening and result in subpar laryngoscopic vision. These issues can be handled using the recently developed video laryngoscope, such as Airtraq laryngoscope and AirWay Scope (AWS). Compared to a direct laryngoscope, the AWS and Airtraq laryngoscope reduced the improvement of intubation conditions and the acceleration of tracheal intubation through the occiput-C1 and C2-C4 levels of the C-spine extension movement.
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- Utkarsh M Waghmare
- Accident and Trauma Care Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Emergency Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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Jarvis JL, Panchal AR, Lyng JW, Bosson N, Donofrio-Odmann JJ, Braude DA, Browne LR, Arinder M, Bolleter S, Gross T, Levy M, Lindbeck G, Maloney LM, Mattera CJ, Wang CT, Crowe RP, Gage CB, Lang ES, Sholl JM. Evidence-Based Guideline for Prehospital Airway Management. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2023; 28:545-557. [PMID: 38133523 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2281363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Airway management is a cornerstone of emergency medical care. This project aimed to create evidence-based guidelines based on the systematic review recently conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). A technical expert panel was assembled to review the evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. The panel made specific recommendations on the different PICO (population, intervention, comparison, outcome) questions reviewed in the AHRQ review and created good practice statements that summarize and operationalize these recommendations. The recommendations address the use of ventilation with bag-valve mask ventilation alone vs. supraglottic airways vs. endotracheal intubation for adults and children with cardiac arrest, medical emergencies, and trauma. Additional recommendations address the use of video laryngoscopy and drug-assisted airway management. These recommendations, and the associated good practice statements, offer EMS agencies and clinicians an opportunity to review the available evidence and incorporate it into their airway management strategies.
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- Jeffrey L Jarvis
- Office of the Medical Director, Metropolitan Area EMS Authority, Fort Worth, Texas
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- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, Ohio
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- Emergency Medicine, North Memorial Health Hospital Level 1 trauma center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- EMS, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- EMS, Global Medical Response Inc., Greenwood Village, Colorado
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- EMS, Healthcare Innovation & Sciences Centre, Spring Branch, Texas
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, LCMC Health, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Research, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Canada
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- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, Ohio
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Robinson AE, Pearson AM, Bunting AJ, Kennedy HJ, Prekker ME, Reardon RF, Jones GA, Simpson NS, Kummer TM, Babcock CP, Driver BE. A Practical Solution for Preoxygenation in the Prehospital Setting: A Nonrebreather Mask with Flush Rate Oxygen. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2023; 28:215-220. [PMID: 37171895 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2213761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Prehospital clinicians need a practical means of providing adequate preoxygenation prior to intubation. A bag-valve-mask (BVM) can be used for preoxygenation in perfect conditions but is likely to fail in emergency settings. For this reason, many airway experts have moved away from using BVM for preoxygenation and instead suggest using a nonrebreather (NRB) mask with flush rate oxygen.Literature on preoxygenation has suggested that a NRB mask delivering flush rate oxygen (on a 15 L/min O2 regulator, maximum flow, ∼50 L/min) is noninferior to BVM at 15 L/min held with a tight seal. However, in the prehospital setting, where emergency airway management success varies, preoxygenation techniques have not been deeply explored. Our study seeks to determine whether preoxygenation can be optimally performed with NRB at flush rate oxygen. METHODS We performed a crossover trial using healthy volunteers. Subjects underwent 3-min trials of preoxygenation with NRB mask at 25 L/min oxygen delivered from a portable tank, NRB at flush rate oxygen from a portable tank, NRB with flush rate oxygen from an onboard ambulance tank, and BVM with flush rate oxygen from an onboard ambulance tank. The primary outcome was the fraction of expired oxygen (FeO2). We compared the FeO2 of the BVM-flush to other study groups, using a noninferiority margin of 10%. RESULTS We enrolled 30 subjects. Mean FeO2 values for NRB-25, NRB-flush ambulance, NRB-flush portable, and BVM-flush were 63% (95% confidence interval [CI] 58-68%), 74% (95%, CI 70-78%), 78% (95%, CI 74-83%), and 80% (95%, CI 75-84%), respectively. FeO2 values for NRB-flush on both portable tank and ambulance oxygen were noninferior to BVM-flush on the ambulance oxygen system (FeO2 differences of 1%, 95% CI -3% to 6%; and 6%, 95% CI 1-10%). FeO2 for the NRB-25 group was inferior to BVM-flush (FeO2 difference 16%, 95% CI 12-21%). CONCLUSIONS Among healthy volunteers, flush rate preoxygenation using NRB masks is noninferior to BVM using either a portable oxygen tank or ambulance oxygen. This is significant because preoxygenation using NRB masks with flush rate oxygen presents a simpler alternative to the use of BVMs. Preoxygenation using NRB masks at 25 L/min from a portable tank is inferior to BVM at flush rate.
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- Aaron E Robinson
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Hennepin EMS, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Hennepin EMS, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Hennepin EMS, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Hennepin EMS, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Hennepin EMS, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Robinson AE, Driver BE, Prekker ME, Reardon RF, Horton G, Stang JL, Collins JD, Carlson JN. First attempt success with continued versus paused chest compressions during cardiac arrest in the emergency department. Resuscitation 2023; 186:109726. [PMID: 36764570 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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AIM Tracheal intubation is associated with interruption in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Current knowledge of tracheal intubation during active CPR focuses on the out-of-hospital environment. We aim to describe characteristics of tracheal intubation during active CPR in the emergency department (ED) and determine whether first attempt success was associated with CPR being continued vs paused. MEASUREMENTS We reviewed overhead video from adult ED patients receiving chest compressions at the start of the orotracheal intubation attempt. We recorded procedural detail including method of CPR, whether CPR was continued vs paused, and first attempt intubation success (primary outcome). We performed logistic regression to determine whether continuing CPR was associated with first attempt success. RESULTS We reviewed 169 instances of tracheal intubation, including 143 patients with continued CPR and 26 patients with paused CPR. Those with paused CPR were more likely to be receiving manual rather than mechanical chest compressions. Video laryngoscopy and bougie use were common. First attempt success was higher in the continued CPR group (87%, 95% CI 81% to 92%) than the interrupted CPR group (65%, 95% CI 44% to 83%, difference 22% [95% CI 3% to 41%]). The multivariable model demonstrated an adjusted odds ratio of 0.67 (95% CI 0.17 to 2.60) for first attempt intubation success when CPR was interrupted vs continued. CONCLUSIONS It was common to continue CPR during tracheal intubation, with success comparable to that achieved in patients without cardiac arrest. It is reasonable to attempt tracheal intubation without interrupting CPR, pausing only if necessary.
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- Aaron E Robinson
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, United States
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de Kock JM, Buma C, Stassen W. A retrospective review of post-intubation sedation and analgesia practices in a South African private ambulance service. Afr J Emerg Med 2022; 12:467-472. [DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2022.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Braithwaite S, Stephens C, Remick K, Barrett W, Guyette FX, Levy M, Colwell C. Prehospital Trauma Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2022; 26:64-71. [PMID: 35001817 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1994069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Definitive management of trauma is not possible in the out-of-hospital environment. Rapid treatment and transport of trauma casualties to a trauma center are vital to improve survival and outcomes. Prioritization and management of airway, oxygenation, ventilation, protection from gross aspiration, and physiologic optimization must be balanced against timely patient delivery to definitive care. The optimal prehospital airway management strategy for trauma has not been clearly defined; the best choice should be patient-specific. NAEMSP recommends:The approach to airway management and the choice of airway interventions in a trauma patient requires an iterative, individualized assessment that considers patient, clinician, and environmental factors.Optimal trauma airway management should focus on meeting the goals of adequate oxygenation and ventilation rather than on specific interventions. Emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians should perform frequent reassessments to determine if there is a need to escalate from basic to advanced airway interventions.Management of immediately life-threatening injuries should take priority over advanced airway insertion.Drug-assisted airway management should be considered within a comprehensive algorithm incorporating failed airway options and balanced management of pain, agitation, and delirium.EMS medical directors must be highly engaged in assuring clinician competence in trauma airway assessment, management, and interventions.
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Davis DP, Bosson N, Guyette FX, Wolfe A, Bobrow BJ, Olvera D, Walker RG, Levy M. Optimizing Physiology During Prehospital Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2022; 26:72-79. [PMID: 35001819 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1992056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Airway management is a critical component of resuscitation but also carries the potential to disrupt perfusion, oxygenation, and ventilation as a consequence of airway insertion efforts, the use of medications, and the conversion to positive-pressure ventilation. NAEMSP recommends:Airway management should be approached as an organized system of care, incorporating principles of teamwork and operational awareness.EMS clinicians should prevent or correct hypoxemia and hypotension prior to advanced airway insertion attempts.Continuous physiological monitoring must be used during airway management to guide the timing of, limit the duration of, and inform decision making during advanced airway insertion attempts.Initial and ongoing confirmation of advanced airway placement must be performed using waveform capnography. Airway devices must be secured using a reliable method.Perfusion, oxygenation, and ventilation should be optimized before, during, and after advanced airway insertion.To mitigate aspiration after advanced airway insertion, EMS clinicians should consider placing a patient in a semi-upright position.When appropriate, patients undergoing advanced airway placement should receive suitable pharmacologic anxiolysis, amnesia, and analgesia. In select cases, the use of neuromuscular blocking agents may be appropriate.
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