NextGen Learning To Elevate Your Airway Practice
Succinylcholine
The introduction of neuromuscular blockade revolutionized surgery, anesthesia, and all airway management. Paralysis has an unequivocal benefit on the success and safety of intubation—the patient who unexpectedly requires urgent intubation benefits most from paralysis. While newer, allegedly safer agents have replaced it, succinylcholine remains a fundamental tool in the intubator’s armamentarium.
Rapid Sequence Induction
An overview & role of paralytics
Before we discuss specific paralytics in detail, let’s watch this brief review of RSI. At its core, RSI is the act of rapidly and sequentially sedating and paralyzing the patient to improve intubating conditions and minimize the risk of aspiration.
Adopted from: ICU Advantage channel, YouTube, 2022.
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