The Latest in Critical Care, 7/3/23 (Issue #7)
Video beats direct laryngoscopy in first-pass success among ED residents and CCM fellows intubating critically ill patients (DEVICE trial)
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Surprisingly to me, video laryngoscopy (VL) has not consistently been shown to increase first-pass intubation success over direct laryngoscopy (DL) in critically ill patients. Most studies have been small, single center, and only some have favored video.
Ischemic-reperfusion injury after cardiac arrest can lead to multi-organ failure and worsened cerebral anoxic injury. In observational studies and a phase 2 randomized trial, mild hypercapnia was associated with improved outc…
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