I det här avsnittet diskuteras en av de mest basala färdigheterna inom mitt område - intubation.

Begreppet NODESAT (Nasal Oxygen During Efforts Securing A Tube).

Weingart, S. D., Levitan, R. M., Mort, T. C., Davis, D. P., Hwang, J. Q., Dunford, J. V. (2012). Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 59(3), 165–175.e1. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.10.002

Jag ger er den svenska versionen: SINUIT (Syrgas I Näsan Under InTubation)

Mer om preoxygenering:

Weingart, S. D. (2011). Preoxygenation, reoxygenation, and delayed sequence intubation in the Emergency Department. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 40(6), 661–667. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.02.014

Ramachandran, S. K., Cosnowski, A., Shanks, A., & Turner, C. R. (2010). Apneic oxygenation during prolonged laryngoscopy in obese patients: a randomized, controlled trial of nasal oxygen administration. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 22(3), 164–168. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.05.006

Enastående inlägg i debatten om krikoidtryck av den bortgångne John Hinds:

Om "epiglottoskopi":

http://www.airwayappetizers.com/epiglottoscopy-wise-words-from-rich-levitan.html