Three Airway Management Techniques for Airway Decontamination in Massive Emesis: A Manikin Study
Introduction: Emesis occurs during airway management and results in pulmonary aspiration at rates of 0.01% – 0.11% in fasted patients undergoing general anesthesia and 0% – 22% in non-fasted emergency department patients. Suction-assisted laryngoscopy and airway decontamination (SALAD) involves mane...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-07-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5qf2g8nm |