[PDF] Intubation trachéale (2004)

Does repeated tracheal intubation contribute to patient morbidity?

Repeated conventional tracheal intubation attempts may contribute to patient morbidity. Critically-ill patients (n = 2833) suffering from cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurologic, or trauma-related deterioration were entered into an emergency intubation quality improvement database. This pra …

How long does tracheal intubation take?

For patients in the exposed group, the median time to tracheal intubation was 4 minutes (IQR, 2-6 minutes). Among the unexposed group, 29?539 patients (68.2%) were intubated at some time point after the matching. For these patients, the time to intubation was 8 minutes (IQR, 5-12 minutes).

What is the difference between RSI and routine tracheal intubation?

One important difference between RSI and routine tracheal intubation is that the practitioner does not manually assist the ventilation of the lungs after the onset of general anesthesia and cessation of breathing, until the trachea has been intubated and the cuff has been inflated.

What is an indication for intubation of the trachea?

Actual or impending airway obstruction is a common indication for intubation of the trachea. Life-threatening airway obstruction may occur when a foreign body becomes lodged in the airway; this is especially common in infants and toddlers.