Nov 9, 2018
Educational Pearls:
- RSI includes induction agent (sedative) and a paralytic
- Succinylcholine is a depolarizing paralytic of rapid onset and short duration with contraindications in hyperkalemic states and muscular dystrophy
- Rocuronium and vecuronium are longer acting, non-depolarizing paralytic, more commonly
- Common...
Sep 24, 2018
Author: Sam Killian, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Two high quality randomized control trials published in 2018 demonstrated no difference in mortality or neurologic outcomes when using a supraglottic airway compared to endotracheal intubation in out of hospital cardiac arrest
- These two trials enrolled over a combined...