Resuscitation Prior to Emergency Endotracheal Intubation: Results of a National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Respiratory failure is a common problem in emergency medicine (EM) and critical care medicine (CCM). However, little is known about the resuscitation of critically ill patients prior to emergency endotracheal intubation (EETI). Our aim was to describe the resuscitation practices of EM and CCM physicians prior to EETI.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was developed and tested for content validity and retest reliability by members of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. The questionnaire was distributed to all EM and CCM physician members of three national organizations. Using three clinical scenarios (trauma, pneumonia, congestive heart failure), we assessed physician preferences for use and types of fluid and vasopressor medication in pre-EETI resuscitation

SUBMITTER: Green RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5017837 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature