Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypoxemia is the most common complication during tracheal intubation of critically ill adults and may increase the risk of cardiac arrest and death. Whether positive-pressure ventilation with a bag-mask device (bag-mask ventilation) during tracheal intubation of critically ill adults prevents hypoxemia without increasing the risk of aspiration remains controversial.

Methods

In a multicenter, randomized trial conducted in seven intensive care units in the United States, we randomly assigned adults undergoing tracheal intubation to receive either ventilation with a bag-mask device or no ventilation between induction and laryngoscopy. The primary outcome was the lowest oxygen saturation observed during the interval between induction and 2 minutes after tracheal intub

SUBMITTER: Casey JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423976 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature