Quick Review: Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)

Guidelines

• SCCM Guidelines for Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Critically Ill Adult Patient

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Primary Literature

Induction Agents

• Etomidate versus ketamine for rapid sequence intubation in acutely ill patients: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

• Propofol, Ketamine, and Etomidate as Induction Agents for Intubation and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Parlaytic Agents

• Emergency Department Intubation Success With Succinylcholine Versus Rocuronium: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.

• Rocuronium vs. succinylcholine for rapid sequence intubation: a Cochrane systematic review.

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Review Article

• Rapid-sequence intubation: a review of the process and considerations when choosing medications.

•  Rapid-sequence intubation and the role of the emergency department pharmacist.

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Podcast & Blogs

• Pharmacy to Dose: The Critical Care Podcast | Rapid Sequence Intubation

• EM Docs: Roc Rocks and Sux Sucks! Why Rocuronium is the Agent of Choice for RSI