Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 073

Welcome to the 73rd edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature.This edition contains 7 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid, Soren Rudolph, Anand Swaminathan and, of course, Chris Nickson. Find more R&R in the Fastlane reviews in the R&R Archive, read more about the R&R project or check out the full list of R&R contributorsThis Edition’s R&R Hall of FamerRetrieval, prehospital and disasterWilmalasena Y et al. Apneic Oxygenation Was Associated With Decreased Desaturation Rates During Rapid Sequence Intubation by an Australian Helicopter Emergency Medicine Service. Ann Emerg Med 2014. PMID 25536868This is a retrospective analysis of data on rapid sequence intubation in retrieval medicine of the Sydney HEMS group looking at desaturation before and after the adoption of apneic oxygenation. The group found a significant decrease in desaturation events (22.6% to 16.5%). While it isn’t causality, it’s further evidence that apneic oxygenation should be routine practice.Recommended by Anand SwaminathanThe Best of the RestRetrieval, prehospital and disasterZadel S et al. Point of care ultrasound for orotracheal tube placement a...
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