Title: Risk Factors for Peri-Intubation Cardiac Arrest<br/>Author: Mike Winters<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/141/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<strong><u>Peri-Intubation Cardiac Arrest</u></strong></p>
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Endotracheal intubation is a high-risk procedure, especially in the critically ill patient.</li>
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The incidence of peri-intubation cardiac arrest ranges from 2% to 5%, and is associated with significant increases in morbidity and mortality.</li>
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Authors of a recent retrospective analysis across 64 French ICUs sought to determine risk factors for cardiac arrest during ICU intubation.</li>
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Among 1,847 intubations, the main predictors of cardiac arrest during intubation were:
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Pre-intubation arterial hypotension (SBP < 90 mm Hg) (OR 3.4)</li>
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Pre-intubation hypoxemia (OR 3.99)</li>
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Absence of preoxygenation (OR 3.58)</li>
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Obesity (OR 2)</li>
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Age > 75 years of age (OR 2.25)</li>
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<strong>Take Home Point</strong>
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<strong>Pay close attention to these risk factors and "resuscitate before you intubate".</strong></li>
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De Jong A, et al. Cardiac arrest and mortality related to intubation procedure in critically ill adult patients: A multicenter cohort study. <em>Crit Care Med</em>. 2018; 46:532-9.</p>
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