Apneic Oxygenation for Emergency Intubations in the Pediatric Emergency Department-A Quality Improvement Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency airway management of critically ill children in the Emergency Department (ED) is associated with the risk of intubation-related desaturation, which can be minimized by apneic oxygenation. We evaluated the use of apneic oxygenation in the pediatric ED and reported a quality improvement initiative to incorporate apneic oxygenation as a routine standard of care during rapid sequence intubations (RSIs).

Methods

A baseline period from June 2016 to April 2017 highlighted the practice gaps. Quality improvement interventions were subsequently developed and implemented as a care bundle consisting of a pre-intubation checklist, placing reminders and additional oxygen source in resuscitation bays, incorporating into the responsibilities of the airway doctor and t

SUBMITTER: Pek JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature