Muzeen Ismath, Holly Black, Carmen Hrymak, Rhonda J Rosychuk, Patrick Archambault, Patrick T Fok, Thomas Audet, Brenden Dufault, Corinne Hohl, Murdoch Leeies
OBJECTIVE: The risk of occupational exposure during endotracheal intubation has required the global Emergency Medicine (EM), Anesthesia, and Critical Care communities to institute new COVID- protected intubation guidelines, checklists, and protocols. This survey aimed to deepen the understanding of the changes in intubation practices across Canada by evaluating the pre-COVID-19, early-COVID-19, and present-day periods, elucidating facilitators and barriers to implementation, and understanding provider impressions of the effectiveness and safety of the changes made...
November 24, 2023: BMC Emergency Medicine