Hospital Medicine

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Questions discussed in this category

How do you identify which patients are at highest risk for decompensation and most likely to benefit from NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation?

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Does the experience level of the intubation operator affect outcomes related to pre-oxygenation with NIV versus an oxygen mask?

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Does the use of NIV for pre-oxygenation delay the time to intubation?

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What are the logistical challenges and time constraints of implementing NIV for pre-oxygenation in emergency settings compared to oxygen masks?

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Would bag-mask ventilation with a PEEP valve be a reasonable alternative to NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation in settings where NIV is not easily accessible?

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Is there a subset of patients in whom pre-oxygenation with NRB or BVM could be safely pursued?

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Papers discussed in this category

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Jun 13

Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation.

Critical care medicine, 2019 Apr

Compared Efficacy of Four Preoxygenation Methods for Intubation in the ICU: Retrospective Analysis of McGrath Mac Videolaryngoscope Versus Macintosh Laryngoscope (MACMAN) Trial Data.

European journal of anaesthesiology, 2015 Dec

Preoxygenation by spontaneous breathing or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation with and without positive end-expiratory pressure: A randomised controlled trial.

The American journal of emergency medicine, 2016 May 28

The utility of noninvasive nasal positive pressure ventilators for optimizing oxygenation during rapid sequence intubation.

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