Difficult Airway Response Team Outcomes in an Academic Emergency Department: A Prospective, Multidisciplinary Airway Management Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful first-attempt intubation minimizes the risk of hypoxemia, hypoventilation, and hypoperfusion. However, few data exist on outcomes of team-based difficult airway management in the Emergency Department (ED) for patients with deteriorating respiratory status.

Objective

To investigate the outcomes of an ED Difficult Airway Response Team (DART) program.

Methods

A prospective observational cohort study of DART implementation was conducted in the ED of an academic, tertiary care institution over a five-year period. An activation protocol was established, and the DART team included emergency physicians, other physicians (anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists, and trauma surgeons), respiratory therapists, nurses, and staff. Patients 18 years or older manag

SUBMITTER: Saheed MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721871 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature