RT Book, Section
A1 Umanzor, Elvis
A1 Leibowitz, Andrew
A2 Oropello, John M.
A2 Pastores, Stephen M.
A2 Kvetan, Vladimir
SR Print(0)
ID 1136419668
T1 Airway Management in the Critically Ill Patient
T2 Critical Care
YR 1
FD 1
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071820813
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136419668
RD 2024/04/19
AB KEY  POINTSIn  the  intensive  care  unit  (ICU),  endotracheal  intubation  is  usually  marked  by  an  urgent  need  in  face  of  cardiorespiratory  instability,  poor  physiologic  reserve,  and  an  unknown  airway  history.The  incidence  of  difficult  intubation  and  complications  during  intubation  in  the  ICU  are  considerably  higher  than  reported  in  operating  room  settings.Preoxygenation  should  take  place  prior  to  any  airway  intervention.Flexing  the  neck  and  extending  the  head  at  the  atlantooccipital  joint,  called  the  “sniffing”  position  is  probably  the  best  starting  position  for  direct  laryngoscopy.In  recent  years,  the  use  of  bladed  indirect  laryngoscopes  (eg,  Glidescope,  C-MAC,  McGrath)  has  increased  in  the  operating  room,  the  emergency  department,  and  the  ICU.