The Importance of Positive Pressure Breaths in Rapid Sequence Intubation

A recent ICU study has some of us questioning the core principle of RSI. Swami riffed off a recent New England Journal of Medicine RCT on using BVM during the apneic phase of R SI. Some recent modifications that I've adopted include the bed-up head elevated position, suction assisted laryngoscopy for airway decontamination or salad.