Evidence-based airway management protocol for a critical ill patient in medical intensive care unit: Systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Airway management outside the theatre is performed either to resuscitate a physiologically unstable critically ill patients or to secure an emergency airway in the absence of essential equipments. It is a life saving procedure for critically ill and injured patients. Delaying in securing airway or awaking the patient is not an option in case of difficult airway in intensive care unit. Therefore, developing and implementation of an evidence-based airway management protocol is important.

Objective

This review was conducted to develop a clear airway management protocol for a critical ill patient in medical intensive care unit.

Methods

After formulating the key questions, scope, and eligibility criteria for the evidences to be included, a comprehensive search s

SUBMITTER: Admass BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature