Tracheal Intubation

When assessing intubation/death at 7 days in hospitalized adults with acute respiratory failure, high-flow nasal oxygen was generally noninferior to noninvasive ventilation, according to results published in JAMA.

Between 2011 and 2022, supraglottic airway use in cardiac arrest and pediatric emergency medical service events went up, whereas endotracheal intubation use went down, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Fewer ICU/ED patients experienced hypoxemia during intubation with receipt of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation vs. an oxygen mask, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — Clinicians using video vs. direct laryngoscopy for urgent intubation in neonates had more successful first attempts, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

There is a lack of evidence on how sedatives used during tracheal intubation impact patient survival and likelihood for PTSD symptoms, and researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center plan to find the answer.

Prolonged prone position ventilation for 24 hours or more was linked to less death at 30 and 90 days in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, according to study results published in CHEST.

When clinicians used video vs. direct laryngoscopes for emergency tracheal intubation, they had higher rates of successful first attempts, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The FDA has approved two sizes of dexmedetomidine hydrochloride injection for sedation purposes in ICU patients who are intubated or on mechanical ventilation, according to a press release from Milla Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Fewer patients with respiratory failure related to COVID-19 using helmet CPAP experienced intubation compared with facemask CPAP, according to study results published in CHEST.

Some patients who underwent emergency tracheal intubation remembered feeling paralysis, and having this experience was based on their consciousness level before the procedure, according to results published in CHEST.