NEJM Journal Watch Archive

 

• [+] 2021 (7)
  • [+] August (1)
    • Protocolized Care Does Not Prevent Reintubation
  • [+] July (1)
    • Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in Hospitalized Patients
  • [+] May (1)
    • Rapid-Sequence Intubation Better Than Etomidate Alone for Prehospital Intubation
  • [+] April (1)
    • Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation Helped Patients with COVID-19 Avoid Intubation
  • [+] February (2)
    • Dexmedetomidine vs. Propofol for Sedation During Mechanical Ventilation
    • No Benefit to Targeting a Lower Partial Pressure of Oxygen
  • [+] January (1)
    • Lower Levels of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Didn't Harm Patients Without Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• [+] 2020 (10)
  • [+] December (1)
    • Care of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
  • [+] October (1)
    • Are Intubation and Extubation Aerosol-Generating Procedures?
  • [+] July (4)
    • Can We Predict Which Children Will Arrest Soon After Intubation in the ED?
    • Do Intubation Checklists Save Lives?
    • Etomidate or Ketamine to Avoid Peri-Intubation Hypotension?
    • Prone Positioning Can Help Oxygenation in Nonintubated Patients with COVID-19
  • [+] June (1)
    • Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Cannula Might Help Avoid Intubation for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  • [+] May (2)
    • Proning Nonintubated COVID-19 Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    • Self-Proning in COVID-19
  • [+] February (1)
    • Video Laryngoscopy vs. Augmented Direct Laryngoscopy in the ED
• [+] 2018 (1)
  • [+] January (1)
    • Complications of Sedation for Endoscopy
• [+] 2017 (17)
  • [+] December (2)
    • A Nasal Cannula Under the Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Mask?
    • Cuffed vs. Uncuffed Tracheal Tubes for Children: Time to Let Go of Old Dogma
  • [+] November (1)
    • No Clear Right Choice for Postextubation Support
  • [+] October (1)
    • Cricoid Pressure During Laryngoscopy - What Is It Good For?
  • [+] July (3)
    • High-Flow Oxygen for Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema? Don't Bother
    • Apneic Oxygenation Prevents Desaturation During Intubation
    • Video Laryngoscopy Does Not Improve First-Pass Success in ICU Patients
  • [+] May (1)
    • Ramped Position Not Superior to Sniffing Position for Intubating Critical Care Patients
  • [+] March (3)
    • First-Pass Intubation Success Associated with Video Laryngoscopy and RSI
    • Lung Protective Strategy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Saves Lives
    • Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
  • [+] February (3)
    • Seated vs. Supine Patient Positioning for Emergency Intubation
    • Do We Harm Patients by Intubating During In-Hospital Codes?
    • Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Infants: LMA vs. Endotracheal Intubation
  • [+] January (3)
    • Propofol Might Be Better than Midazolam for ED Procedural Sedation
    • Crank Up the Oxygen and Skip the Bag-Valve-Mask
    • Ketamine vs Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation
• [+] 2016 (29)
  • [+] December (2)
    • With Oxygen, Could Less Be More?
    • Does Patient Position Affect Administration of Intranasal Agents
  • [+] November (1)
    • A New Score for Predicting Failure of Noninvasive Ventilation
  • [+] October (5)
    • Oxygen in Critically Ill Patients: Too Much of a Good Thing Might Do Harm
    • High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Respiratory Distress in Preterm Babies?
    • Does Tracheal Intubation Improve In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes for Children?
    • Buccal Oxygenation During Prolonged Laryngoscopy Prevents Desaturation in Obese Patients
    • Dosing of Succinylcholine and Etomidate in Emergency Department Rapid Sequence Intubation
  • [+] August (2)
    • Fentanyl-Based Analgosedation Strategy for Intubated ICU Patients
    • Early ECMO Improves Survival in Trauma Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • [+] July (2)
    • A Partial Glottic View Improves GlideScope Intubation
    • Predictors of Prolonged Time to Intubation with Hypercurved Videolaryngoscopes
  • [+] June (1)
    • Helmets for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit?
  • [+] April (2)
    • Shock Index Predicts Hypotension in Patients Induced with Ketamine
    • Dexmedetomidine Might Help Liberate Delirious Patients from the Ventilator
  • [+] March (6)
    • SALAD Technique Set-Up
    • Introduction to the SALAD Technique
    • Two Approaches to Lessen Need for Reintubation
    • Pediatric Intubations in Japan: Lower First-Pass Success Rate than in the U.S.
    • Patients Should Be Intubated in an Upright, Head-Forward Position
    • How Are Prehospital King Laryngeal Tubes Managed in the ED?
  • [+] February (6)
    • How Children Are Intubated in Emergency Departments, 2002-2012
    • Use Apneic Oxygenation During Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Emergency Department
    • Use a Bag-Valve Mask, Not a Non-Rebreather Mask, for Preoxygenating Before Intubation
    • Endotracheal Tubes with Subglottic Suctioning Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients
    • Cricoid Pressure Should Not Be Used with the Pentax Airway Scope
    • Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome is Associated with Serious Postoperative Respiratory Complications
  • [+] January (2)
    • Lower Oxygen Saturation Goals Are Safe in Mechanically Ventilated Patient
    • Does Nasal Cannula Oxygen Improve Preoxygenation?
• [+] 2015 (41)
  • [+] December (8)
    • High-Flow Oxygen for Respiratory Support
    • Updated International Guidelines for Pediatric Resuscitation
    • Saline Flush After Bolus Rocuronium Shortens Onset of Neuromuscular Blockade
    • Updated International Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation
    • Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Intubations: Experience of a Single EMS Agency
    • GlideScope Outperforms C-MAC D-Blade for Trainee Intubations of Predicted Difficult Airways
    • Just A Routine Operation
    • Airway Article of the Year Winners
  • [+] November (2)
    • Video Intubating Stylet for Nasotracheal Intubation in Patients with Reduced Mouth Opening
    • Single-Dose Etomidate and Pediatric Cortisol Levels
  • [+] October (2)
    • Digital Palpation of the Cricothyroid Membrane is Unreliable in Obese Laboring Patients
    • No Clear Benefit of Early NPPV in Immunocmpromised Patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  • [+] September (2)
    • The i-gel vs. the PRO-Breathe Laryngeal Mask Airway in Children
    • McGrath MAC Video Laryngoscope Does Not Provide Adequate Direct Views of the Airway
  • [+] August (5)
    • The Jaw Thrust Finds a Purpose During Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation
    • Time to Adopt High-Flow Oxygen Delivery Systems for Emergency Airway Procedures
    • Be Ready to Extend the Incision Beyond Landmarks When Performing a Crich!
    • "Protective" Ventilation During Surgery Lowers Risk for Postoperative Complications
    • Physician-Led Prehospital Airway Management in Trauma
  • [+] July (5)
    • Rise in Video Laryngoscopy Has Not Affected Rates of Awake Intubation
    • Can the Modified LEMON Score Predict Difficult Intubation?
    • Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
    • Need to Exchange a Tracheal Tube? Use Video Laryngoscopy
    • Predictors of Swallowing Dysfunction During Deep Sedation with Propofol
  • [+] June (6)
    • Markers of Difficult Ventilation with a Supraglottic Airway Device
    • Two Trials Support High-Flow Oxygen Use in Patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
    • Rise in Video Laryngoscopy Has Not Affected Rates of Awake Intubation
    • Supplemental Oxygen is Not Needed for STEMI Patients with Normal Oxygen Saturations
    • Trainees Using Video Laryngoscopy Are Less Likely to End Up in the Esophagus
    • Intubation vs. Supraglottic Airway for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  • [+] May (1)
    • High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Does Not Prevent Desaturation During Intubation
  • [+] April (2)
    • How Uncomfortable is High-Flow Oxygen via Nasal Cannula
    • Factors Associated with Desaturation in Pediatric Intubations
  • [+] March (3)
    • High vs. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation for Inhalational Burn Injuries in Children
    • Bedside Transtracheal Ultrasound Accurately Confirms Endotracheal Tube Placement
    • GlideScope VL Improves Success of Urgent Intubation by Critical Care Physicians
  • [+] February (1)
    • Emergency Department Intubations Are Increasingly Successful
  • [+] January (4)
    • Failed Intubation Attempt in the ED? Switch to Video Laryngoscopy
    • Another Retrospective Observational Study Criticizes Etomidate
    • A Prehospital Apneic Oxygenation Protocol Correlates with Fewer Desaturations
    • A Letter to Our Readers - A Farewell from Editor-in-Chief Ron Walls
• [+] 2014 (49)
  • [+] December (8)
    • Intubation and Obesity
    • Prehospital CPAP for Acute Respiratory Failure
    • Do Novices and Experts Hold a Laryngoscope Differently?
    • Prehospital Use of Ketamine for Agitated Patients?
    • Severe Hyperoxia in Cardiac Arrest Survivors is Associated with Worse Outcomes
    • 2014 Airway Article of the Year
    • Does Nasal Cannula Design Affect Function?
    • Complications During Physician-Performed Prehospital Intubation
  • [+] November (3)
    • Transnasal High-Flow Humidified Oxygen for a Difficult Airway
    • Faster Learning Curve with the GlideScope Than the Direct Laryngoscope
    • Airway Management for Adults with Prehospital Cardiac Arrest: Is Intubation Passé
  • [+] October (3)
    • Are Propofol and Ketofol Interchangeable?
    • A Dose of Ketamine Can Facilitate Preoxygenation Before Emergency Intubation
    • TRUST: A Useful Tool for Assuring Correct Pediatric Endotracheal Tube Depth
  • [+] August (5)
    • Macintosh or Miller Laryngoscope Blades for Infants?
    • Video vs. Direct Laryngoscopy in Patients with Cervical Spine Immobilization
    • Disposable Laryngoscope Blades and Reusable Handles: What Combination Maximizes Light Intensity?
    • Comparing the i-gel to First- and Second-Generation LMAs
    • Physician-Led Prehospital Airway Management in Trauma
  • [+] July (1)
    • Do Not Use Cricoid Pressure with the i-gel Airway Device
  • [+] June (2)
    • Free-Hand vs. air-Q-Guided Fiber-Optic Intubation in Young Children
    • Pentax Airway Scope vs. Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope
  • [+] May (3)
    • Prehospital Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Saves Lives
    • A New Twist on i-gel Insertion
    • Nasogastric Tube-Guided Blind Nasotracheal Intubation
  • [+] April (6)
    • Standard GlideScope Outperforms the Cobalt GlideScope in the ED
    • Using Sublingual Ultrasound to Predict Difficult Intubation
    • Infant Airway Management: The i-gel vs. the LMA Classic
    • Maintaining CPR Quality During Advanced Airway Insertion in Patients with Cardiac Arrest
    • The Airway Algorithms
    • High-Flow Nasal Cannula Support: A New Option for Pediatric Interfacility Transport
  • [+] March (10)
    • The Surgical Airway
    • Topical Airway Anesthesia
    • Fiberoptic Tour of the Airway
    • Consider Early Extubation to Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    • Video Laryngoscopy Is Superior to Direct Laryngoscopy -- Again
    • Second-Generation Supraglottic Airway is More Successful for Prehospital Intubations
    • Prehospital Airway Management in Adults: Is Intubation the Best Strategy?
    • Failed Intubation in the ED Might Delay Return of Spontaneous Circulation
    • Prehospital Airway Management May Increase Mortality for Some
    • The Airtraq as a Primary and Rescue Device in the Prehospital Setting
  • [+] February (4)
    • Simulation: An Important Airway Training Strategy
    • Take a Look: Facial Appearance Helps Predict Difficult Intubation
    • Prehospital Intubation: An Observational Study Shows Feasibility
    • Intubation Success with Ketamine vs. Etomidate
  • [+] January (4)
    • Tracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in Air Transport Patients
    • Another Retrospective Observational Study Criticizes Etomidate
    • Innovating in Anticipated Difficult Airways in Children
    • 2013 Airway Article of the Year
• [-] 2013 (33)
  • [+] December (3)
    • EndoFlex Tube: Sometimes Newer Is Not Better
    • Thyromental Height Predicts Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy
    • Laryngeal Tube Disposable: Results from the Field for Cardiac Arrest Patients
  • [+] October (1)
    • Bonfils Fiberscope and McCoy Laryngoscope Equivalent in Simulated Difficult Intubations
  • [+] September (3)
    • Do Airway Skills Learned on a Manikin Transfer to Patients
    • Survival Rates Similar for Trauma Patients Intubated with Video or Direct Laryngoscopy
    • Prehospital Advanced Airway Management by Anesthesiologists
  • [+] August (4)
    • Risks for Peri-Intubation Cardiac Arrest
    • Portex Cricothyroidotomy Kit Unsafe for Inexperienced Operators
    • Ultrasound Confirms Tube Position During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    • Two-Handed Jaw Thrust Superior for Intubation with the Clarus Video System
  • [-] June (3)
    • GlideScope Blade Size Affects Glottic Visualization for Difficult Pediatric Intubations
    • For Unstable Fractures, Lightwand Produces Least Cervical Movement
    • GlideScope Outperforms Direct Laryngoscopy for Urgent Intubations
  • [+] May (5)
    • C-Spine Movement During Intubation
    • Comparing the Truview PCD GlideScope and Macintosh for Pediatric Intubation
    • Flexible Fiberoptics
    • Direct Laryngoscopy and Intubation Cause Significant Hypertensive Response in Head Injured Patients
    • Predicting Difficult Intubations; Easier to Say Who Isn’t at Risk
  • [+] April (5)
    • Guardian CPV Supraglottic Device Shows Promise in Women
    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians Are at Risk for Deterioration of Procedural Skills
    • Thenar-Eminence Grip is Better Than the E-C Clamp Grip for Mask Ventilation
    • Success Rates of Pediatric Orotracheal Intubation by Trainees
    • Thenar-Eminence Grip is Better than E-C Clamp Grip for Mask Ventilation
  • [+] March (1)
    • Jaw-Thrust Maneuver Facilitates Fiberoptic Intubation
  • [+] February (2)
    • McGrath Series 5 Video Laryngoscope Outperforms Macintosh
    • Similar Intubation Success with GlideScope and C-MAC Video Laryngoscopes
  • [+] January (6)
    • Adverse Events Much More Likely with Repeated Intubation Attempts
    • Etomidate Does Not Increase Mortality in Intubated Septic Patients
    • Is Prehospital Advanced Airway Management Harmful for Cardiac Arrest Patients?
    • Standard Flexible Fiberscope Superior to AMBU aScope 2
    • Standardized Rapid Sequence Intubation with Ketamine
    • Use of a Stylet Does Not Improve Neonatal Intubation Success
• [+] 2012 (42)
  • [+] December (9)
    • C-Mac Video Laryngoscope is Superior to the Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope for ED Intubation
    • Repeated Attempts at Intubation are Associated with Adverse Events
    • i-gel has High Success for Elective Intubations
    • Similar Success with Direct and Video Laryngoscopy for Novices Intubating Critically Ill Patients
    • ResMed Mask Facilitates Effective Ventilation in Simulated Respiratory Arrest
    • Direct Versus Video Laryngoscopy for Foreign Body Removal
    • Cervical Spine Collars Improve LMA Supreme Seal Pressures
    • Pediatric Rapid Sequence Intubation: Video Reviews are Revealing
    • Still No Reason Not to Use Single-Does Etomidate for RSI in Septic Patients
  • [+] November (9)
    • Airtraq Outperforms Macintosh in Obese Patients
    • C-Mac Outperforms McGrath for Anticipated Difficult Intubation
    • Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy: Cut First, Poke Later
    • Succinylcholine Improves Tidal Volumes During Facemask Ventilation
    • The Self-Pressurized AirQ and LMA Unique Devices Perform Comparably in Children
    • Single Bolus Etomidate in Trauma Patients Remains a Viable Option
    • High Failure Rate for Levitan FPS Scope in Predicted Difficult Intubations
    • Ketofol Causes Less Hypotension than Propofol Alone
    • Ultrasound Guided, Bougie-Assisted Cricothyrotomy Successful in Cadavers
  • [+] October (7)
    • Fiberoptic vs Video Laryngoscopy for Difficult Intubation
    • LMA Unique has Low Failure Rate in Elective Use
    • GlideScope Requires Less Force Than Mcintosh Laryngoscope
    • Pharyngeal Anatomy of Manikins Differs from that of Live Patients
    • The i-gel and LMA Classic Perform Similarly in Healthy Children
    • Use of Paralytic Agents Facilitates Intubation Outside the Operating Room
    • Cricothyroid Membrane Identification by Palpitation is Difficult in Females
  • [+] September (8)
    • Intubation of Critically Ill Patients in Scotland
    • LMA Supreme Outperforms the i-gel for Novices
    • Awake Face-to-Face Laryngoscopy: GlideScope vs. Fiber-optic Scope
    • C-Mac Better than Direct Laryngocsope for Predicted Difficult Airway Intubation
    • Awake Video Laryngoscopy: Assisted Intubation of Morbidly Obese Patients
    • Conventional Laryngoscope is Comparable to the Airtraq for Pediatric Intubation
    • GlideScope Intubation is More Successful with the GlideRite Rigid Stylet than a Malleable Stylet
    • GlideScope Offers Better Glottic Views than Conventional Laryngoscope for Pediatric Intubation
  • [+] August (8)
    • Rocuronium and Succinylcholine are Equally Effective at Doses Greater Than or Equal to 1 mg/kg
    • The ILMA Outperforms the CTrach LMA in Morbidy Obese Patients
    • Airtraq Outperforms Other Devices for Face-to-Face Intubation
    • Inappropriate Ventilation in Intubated Prehospital Patients on Arrival at the ED
    • GlideScope Provides Better Glottic Views than Direct Laryngoscopy
    • Corticosteroids Impart No Benefit After Single-Dose Etomidate for Intubation
    • Intubation Requires Less Force with GlideScope than with the Macintosh Laryngoscope
    • Paramedics Prefer the King Laryngeal Tube Airway over Direct Laryngoscpy for Pediatric Intubation
  • [+] February (1)
    • Intramuscular vs Intravenous Prehospital Treatment of Status Epilepticus
• [+] 2011 (34)
  • [+] December (3)
    • The C-Mac Video Laryngoscope is an Effective Rescue Device
    • Etomidate or Midazolam for Rapid Sequence Induction in Patients with Suspected Sepsis
    • Airtraq Outperforms the Macintosh Laryngoscope
  • [+] November (3)
    • Comparison of Three Extraglottic Airway Devices
    • Ketamine-Associated Pediatric Laryngospasm
    • Alignment of the Cricoid Cartilage and Esophagus in Children
  • [+] October (2)
    • Bag-Mask Ventilation: One or Two Hands
    • AP Advanced VIdeo Laryngoscope Shows Promise
  • [+] September (4)
    • Dyspnea is Prevalent in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
    • Cricoid Pressure Improves Glottic View with Truview EVO2 Laryngoscope
    • Hemodynamic Response to Intubation with the Airway Scope vs the Macintosh Laryngoscope
    • C-Mac Video Laryngoscope is Superior to Macintosh Laryngoscope for Intubation Training
  • [+] August (2)
    • Use Actual Body Weight for Sugammadex Dosing in Obese Patients
    • Clarus Video System is Faster Than Airway Scope for Intubation of Patients with Cervical Collars
  • [+] July (4)
    • The i-gel LMA is Similar to AMBU AuraOnce LMA for Pediatric Intubations
    • Succinylcholine is Safe for Patients on Statins
    • GlideScope Matches Flexible Fiber-Optic Scope for Intubation in Obese Patients
    • Direct Laryngoscope is Needed for Intubation with Levitan Optical Stylet
  • [+] June (3)
    • The i-gel Supraglottic Airway Device Seals Better than the LMA-Unique in Obese Patients
    • Standard Malleable Stylet as Good as GlideRite Stylet for GlideScope Intubation by Novices
    • LMA Fastrach is Superior to Air-Q LMA for Blind Intubation
  • [+] May (2)
    • Morbid Obesity is Associated with Difficult Prehospital Tracheal Intubation
    • Another Attempt to Link Etomidate to Sepsis Mortality
  • [+] March (3)
    • Airtraq is Superior to Macintosh Laryngoscope for Novice Intubators
    • Direct Laryngoscopy Outperforms Airtraq in a Physician-Staffed Prehospital System
    • How Does the OPLAC Compare to the Classic LMA
  • [+] February (4)
    • Intubation with the Airtraq vs. Macintosh Laryngoscope by Novices
    • Performance of a Difficult Airway Algorithm in the Prehospital Setting
    • Intubation Success Rates are Similar with Rocuronium and Succinylcholine
    • Intubated ICU Patients Need Fewer Days of Ventilation When Not Continuously Sedated
  • [+] January (4)
    • The GlideScope Performs Well in Clinical Practice
    • Respiratory Distress from Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Resolves More Quickly with NIPSV than CPAP
    • Performance of the Air-Q Intubating Laryngeal Airway in Children
    • A Review of Emergent Inpatient Intubations
• [+] 2010 (1)
  • [+] December (1)
    • Airway Scope vs GlideScope in Patients With Normal Anatomy
• [+] 2009 (1)
  • [+] December (1)
    • Cuffed vs Uncuffed Endotracheal Tubes in Young Children
• [+] 2008 (1)
  • [+] December (1)
    • Special Report: Should Etomidate be Used as an Induction Agent for Patients with Sepsis