Factors associated with the occurrence of cardiac arrest after emergency tracheal intubation in the emergency department.

OBJECTIVES:Emergency tracheal intubation has achieved high success and low complication rates in the emergency department (ED). The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of post-intubation CA and determine the clinical factors associated with this complication. METHODS:A matched case...

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Main Authors: Won Young Kim, Myoung Kwan Kwak, Byuk Sung Ko, Jae Chol Yoon, Chang Hwan Sohn, Kyoung Soo Lim, Lars W Andersen, Michael W Donnino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234501?pdf=render