Preoxygenation and prevention of desaturation during emergency airway management

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 165-175.e1

  Weingart, Scott D ^a   Levitan, Richard M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; APNEA; BODY POSITION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MEDICAL DEVICE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREOXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84857358615     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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