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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.
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