Neuromuscular blocking agent administration for emergent tracheal intubation is associated with decreased prevalence of procedure-related complications

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1808-1813

  Wilcox, Susan R ^a   Bittner, Edward A ^a   Elmer, Jonathan ^a,b   Seigel, Todd A ^c   Nguyen, Nicole Thuy P ^d   Dhillon, Anahat ^e   Eikermann, Matthias ^a   Schmidt, Ulrich ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

airway management; anoxia; emergency treatment; hypoxia; intubation; neuromuscular blockade

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION; TOOTH INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84861494389     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31824e0e67     Document Type: Article

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