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Healthcare team preparing for rapid sequence intubation with an endotracheal tube and oxygen mask, illustrating rocuronium vs succinylcholine for RSI, awareness, paralysis, and post-intubation sedation.

Rocuronium vs Succinylcholine for RSI: Awareness, Paralysis, and Post-Intubation Sedation

Does rocuronium delay post-intubation sedation and analgesia compared with succinylcholine after RSI? This REBEL EM post appraises a retrospective ED cohort study examining paralytic choice, analgosedation timing, and the risk of awareness during paralysis.

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Procedures and SkillsResuscitation

Continuous Suctioning Doesn’t Hasten Hypoxemia

Prior research has shown that deep tracheal suctioning can result in more rapid development of hypoxemia. It is unclear if continuous suctioning during intubation poses a similar risk. Does the application of continuous suctioning during rapid sequence intubation (RSI) result ...

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Resuscitation

The RSI Trial: Ketamine vs Etomidate in Rapid Sequence Intubation

Etomidate or ketamine? The debate over the ideal agent for emergency rapid sequence intubation (RSI) has raged for years with no clear winner. Etomidate has been touted in the past for its rapid onset and minimal intrinsic effects on hemodynamics. ...

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ResuscitationThoracic and Respiratory

Clinical Conundrums: Should Ketamine be Preferred Over Etomidate in RSI?

Bottom Line Up Top: Based on the available evidence, we should strongly consider ketamine over etomidate as our default induction agent in critically ill patients. Clinical Scenario: A 48 year old man presents with fever, hypotension, hypoperfusion and hypoxemia. Workup ...

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Resuscitation

From Debate to Data: Emerging Insights into RSI Induction with Ketamine vs Etomidate

Introduction: Resuscitationists continue to debate the choice of induction agents in rapid sequence intubation (RSI). Critics of etomidate highlight its link to adrenal suppression in critically ill patients (Albert 2011), while critics of ketamine highlight the higher incidence of post-intubation ...

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Resuscitation
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