SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ketamine is showing promise in the emergency department as an alternative sedative in rapid-sequence intubation, researchers reported here at the Society of Critical Care ...

Succinylcholine (Sch) and rocuronium (ROC) are both recommended for rapid sequence induction intubation. The onset, extent, and duration of muscle paralysis are dose-dependent. Sch remains the drug of ...

Dr. Hodder and coauthors have written a detailed review describing the management of the severe asthmatic with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilator support. 1 I have a concern about ...

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, hypoxemia increases the risk of cardiac arrest and death. The effect of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation, as compared with ...

Emergency orotracheal intubation is indicated in any situation in which definitive control of the airway is needed. Specific indications include cardiac or respiratory arrest, failure to protect the ...

Sedative and analgesic medications are used in critically ill newborns, but little is known about their effects on electrocortical activity in preterm infants. We hypothesized that morphine might ...