Success and complications of endotracheal intubation in critical care settings under COVID-19 protocols.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Covid-19 pandemic has required new protocols for endotracheal intubation mandating cumbersome personal protective equipment and modifications to prior intubation procedures. We assessed the success and complications of endotracheal intubation under such protocols.

Methods

We conducted a prospective study of endotracheal intubation in the emergency department, intensive care unit, or ward between September 11, 2018 and June 11, 2020 at two urban hospitals. Using a standardized form, we included basic demographics, intubation techniques, and success, and pre-specified complications, defined as critical (cardiac arrest or failure to intubate) or non-critical. At both sites, Covid-19 intubation protocols took effect on March 11, 2020, and we compared pre-post pa

SUBMITTER: Dullemond K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7798372 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature