Human and equipment resources for difficult airway management, airway education programs, and capnometry use in Japanese emergency departments: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Human and equipment resources for difficult airway management, airway education programs, and capnometry use in Japanese emergency departments: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Although human and equipment resources, proper training, and the verification of endotracheal intubation are vital elements of difficult airway management (DAM), their availability in Japanese emergency departments (EDs) has not been determined. How ED type and patient volume aff...

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Main Authors: Yuko Ono, Koichi Tanigawa, Kazuaki Shinohara, Tetsuhiro Yano, Kotaro Sorimachi, Ryota Inokuchi, Jiro Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Airway equipment
Capnometry
Supraglottic airway device
Portable storage unit
Postal survey
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-017-0155-6

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