Are you sure you're prepared for your next intubation? Dr. Stacey Trent Reviews the most up-to-date literature for intubation best practices.
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Show Notes
Dr. Stacy Trent, an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Denver Health Emergency Department, discusses the importance of proper airway management in the emergency setting and introduces the mnemonic SOAPME (suction, oxygen, airway assessment, pharmacy and plan, monitor and equipment) for intubations. Dr. Trent brings with her the most up to date literature about optimizing success and decreasing adverse events during intubation. In this episode we delve deep into the often overlooked aspects of pre-oxygenation and airway assessment, emphasizing the need for thorough preparation and the potential consequences of neglecting these steps.
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Plus check out this new trail on DL vs VL for intubation that Dr. Trent eludes to at the end of this episode: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2301601
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