John Laffey, MD, MA
Major intubation-related adverse events are common in critically ill patients undergoing urgent tracheal intubation, an international, multicenter investigation has concluded.
The so-called INTUBE study found that cardiovascular instability was the most common of these adverse events, along with severe hypoxemia and cardiac arrest.
“Tracheal intubation is among the most commonly performed urgent procedure in critically ill patients,” said John Laffey, MD, MA, a