The Reasons Hospitalists Should Learn Hospital Procedures

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Arterial line, Central line, Chest Tube, Emergency Procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, FAST Exam, Glidescope Intubation, Hospital Procedures, King Tube, Lumbar Puncture, Medical General, medical procedures, Needle Decompression, Paracentesis, RUSH Exam, Thoracentesis, Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV
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Hospitalists are in the ideal position to perform bedside procedures on their patients. They know every aspect about their patients and have had the opportunity to develop a good rapport and the trust of their patients. So, why are they…
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GlideScope VL Improves Success of Urgent Intubation by ICU Physicians

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, Gastrointestinal diseases, Glidescope Intubation, King Tube, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – direct laryngoscopy, endotracheal intubation, Glidescope intubation, HPC updates, rapid sequence intubation
Use of video laryngoscopy (VL) results in improved glottic views, fewer intubation attempts, and higher intubation success in both operating room and emergency department (ED) patients. Less is known about performance characteristics of VL during urgent inpatient intubations performed in…
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Complications Common during Prehospital Intubation

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Glidescope Intubation, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – HPC updates, Hypoxia, intubation
Preface:  This retrospective study examined physician performed prehospital intubations between 2008 and 2012 in Scottish aeromedical transport system.  Over 200 intubations were analyzed and 75% of the intubations were during inter facility transport and 25% at the scene.  There was…
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Does Cricoid Pressure Prevent Aspiration During Endotracheal Intubation?

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, Gastrointestinal diseases, Glidescope Intubation, King Tube, Laryngeal Mask Airway, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – cricoid pressure, endotracheal intubation, Glidescope intubation, HPC updates, King tube airway, laryngeal mask airway, rapid sequence intubation
There has always been some controversy about the utility of applying cricoid pressure (aka Sellick Maneuver) during rapid sequence intubation for the purpose of preventing aspiration.  Theoretically, applying pressure on the cricoid cartilage posteriorly should occlude the esophagus against the…
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Should Endotracheal Intubation Become a Videogame?

Dr. Rick Rutherford, M.D., FAAFP
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, Gastrointestinal diseases, Glidescope Intubation, Laryngeal Mask Airway, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – endotracheal intubation, GlideScope, HPC updates, intubation, laryngeal mask airway, laryngoscopy
Direct vs Video Laryngoscopy In 1878 William MacEwan first passed a tube into the trachea of an awake patient using his fingers as a guide.  Now health care providers routinely perform endotracheal intubation as a life saving intervention.  Despite over…
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