Oxygenation via nasal cannula during laryngoscopy by the emergency physicians: A comparison between the users and the non-users
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Endotracheal intubation.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20131226015941N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Trauma patients over 18 years of age needing emergency orotracheal intubation in the emergency department
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are not candidates of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) for any reason
Patients who remain hypoxic (arterial oxygen saturation<95%) despite adequate pre-oxygenation
Patients whose arterial oxygen saturation could not be traced using pulse oxymeter (for any reason like hemodynamic shock, etc.))
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Arterial oxygen saturation immediately after the endotracheal tube placement. Timepoint: Once, immediately after endotracheal tube placement. Method of measurement: Reading of pulse oxymetry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time taken (in seconds) for each attempt (laryngoscopy) at intubation. Timepoint: Once at the end of each attempt. Method of measurement: Taking the time by the researcher.;Number of attempts at intubation. Timepoint: Once at the end of intubation. Method of measurement: Counting by the researcher.