Apneic oxygenation through a nasal cannula can help intubation in the ER, particularly by preventing low oxygen saturation (SO2) during intubation, according to a meta-analysis.
The eight-study meta-analysis, totaling 1,837 patients, also found that the technique increases the first-pass success rate of intubation.
“Apneic oxygenation is one of the few beneficial interventions that is inexpensive to administer,” said senior author M. Fernanda Bellolio, MD, research chair for the