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. 2015 Aug:93:124-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.06.005. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Mechanisms linking advanced airway management and cardiac arrest outcomes

Justin L Benoit  1 , David K Prince  2 , Henry E Wang  3
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Mechanisms linking advanced airway management and cardiac arrest outcomes

Justin L Benoit et al. Resuscitation. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Advanced airway management--such as endotracheal intubation (ETI) or supraglottic airway (SGA) insertion--is one of the most prominent interventions in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation. While randomized controlled trials are currently in progress to identify the best advanced airway technique in OHCA, the mechanisms by which airway management may influence OHCA outcomes remain unknown. We provide a conceptual model describing potential mechanisms linking advanced airway management with OHCA outcomes.

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Intubation (intratracheal); Laryngeal tube; Mechanisms.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1. Conceptual Model of Mechanisms Linking Advanced Airway Management with Improved Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
OHCA = Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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Figure 2. Conceptual Model of Mechanisms Linking Advanced Airway Management with Adverse Events, Clinical Effects and Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
OHCA = Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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Figure 3. Conceptual Model of the Time-Dependent Benefit of Advanced Airway Management Relative to Other Cardiac Arrest Interventions
Depicts a hypothetical survival curve for patients with and without an advanced airway intervention as a function of elapsed time. OHCA = Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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