The physiologically difficult airway

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1109-1117

  Mosier, Jarrod M ^a   Joshi, Raj ^a   Hypes, Cameron ^a   Pacheco, Garrett ^a   Valenzuela, Terence ^a   Sakles, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Airway management; Hypercapnea; Hypoxemia; Intubation; Mechanical ventilation; Metabolic acidosis; Right ventricular failure

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ETOMIDATE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; KETAMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANATOMY; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTUBATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORBID OBESITY; NASAL CANNULA; NASAL PRONG; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SHOCK; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; THORAX PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME; ACIDOSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLOTTIS; HEART FAILURE; HYPOXIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

ACIDOSIS; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GLOTTIS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84952319899     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.8.27467     Document Type: Review

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