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Background Tracheal intubation is a common procedure performed to secure the airway in
adults undergoing surgery or those who are critically ill. Intubation is sometimes associated …

Background Whether video laryngoscopy as compared with direct laryngoscopy increases
the likelihood of successful tracheal intubation on the first attempt among critically ill adults is …

Across multiple disciplines undertaking airway management globally, preventable episodes
of unrecognised oesophageal intubation result in profound hypoxaemia, brain injury and …

These guidelines provide a strategy to manage unanticipated difficulty with tracheal
intubation. They are founded on published evidence. Where evidence is lacking, they have …

Abstract Purpose Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were
published in 2013, the published airway management literature has expanded substantially …

Importance The tracheal tube introducer, known as the bougie, is typically used to aid
tracheal intubation in poor laryngoscopic views or after intubation attempts fail. The effect of …

Study objective We describe the operators, techniques, success, and adverse event rates of
adult emergency department (ED) intubation through multicenter prospective surveillance …

Abstract Purpose Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were
published in 2013, the literature on airway management has expanded substantially. The …

Importance In the intensive care unit (ICU), orotracheal intubation can be associated with
increased risk of complications because the patient may be acutely unstable, requiring …