End-tidal oxygen as an effective non-invasive measure of preoxygenation during rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department
Boccio E, Belsky J, Lopez S, Kohen B, Bonz J. End-tidal oxygen as an effective non-invasive measure of preoxygenation during rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentConvenience sample of patientsEnd-tidal oxygenDuration of apneaAssociated with likelihoodProspective observational studyBody mass indexPeripheral capillary oxygen saturationConvenience sampleSample of patientsCapillary oxygen saturationOptimal preoxygenationPatient ageSecondary aimDesaturation eventsMass indexPatient characteristicsIntubation attemptsPreoxygenationObservational studyOxygen saturationSpO2 levelsPatientsIntubationSpO2