The failed intubation attempt in the emergency department: Analysis of prevalence, rescue techniques, and personnel

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-140

  Bair, Aaron E ^a   Filbin, Michael R ^b   Kulkarni, Rick G ^b   Walls, Ron M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Intubation; NEAR; Rapid sequence intubation; Rescue airway management; RSI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SEDATION; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036625097     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00501-2     Document Type: Article

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