Tag Archives: airway management

FOAM Eye-Catchers 10: Apnoeic Oxygenation – new trial questions value of NODESAT

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A new RCT called the FELLOW trial examining the benefits of NODESAT (Nasal Oxygenation During Attempts at Larngoscopy) has been published online and Emcrit has just released a podcast interviewing the leader author. There is also a brief review of this paper at emlitofnote.

This is a RCT in a single medical ICU randomising patients to NODESAT or usual care. Surprisingly it found no benefit in the primary outcome – the lowest measured arterial oxygen saturation.

However there was some key aspects of this trial that seriously affect its generalisability to ED and operating room patients: Continue reading →

FOAM Eye-Catchers 7: SMACC GOLD Highlights

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Having recently returned from the FOAM-ite mecca, SMACC GOLD, in this edition I take a look at just a few of the many highlights.  Given there were frequently 3 speakers on at the same time, there were many talks that I missed so this is not an all inclusive list by any means. Continue reading →

Bite-Sized Basics: Apnoeic Oxygenation

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We take a look at the relatively new airway management technique of Apnoeic Oxygenation, explaining

– what it is and how we perform it

– how it works

– what’s the evidence

– when we should use it

and include some techniques that are BEYOND THE BASICS.

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