DESI EM PROJECT - EPISODE 6 - THE ONE WITH "AIRWAY CHECKLISTS"

In this episode, I talk about incorporating checklists in our daily emergency medicine practice. Why is it important? How does it help and how do you use them? I would be discussing these in this episode with some anecdotes sprayed in. You can go through the following resources if you need help in using an airway checklist in your department or can hit me up on twitter (@anksv25) or Instagram @anksv. Hope you enjoy listening. 

Here are the resources - 

1. Pronovost P, Needham D, Berenholtz S, Sinopoli D, Chu H, Cosgrove S, Sexton B, Hyzy R, Welsh R, Roth G, Bander J, Kepros J, Goeschel C. An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 28;355(26):2725-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa061115. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2007 Jun 21;356(25):2660. PMID: 17192537.

2. Smith KA, High K, Collins SP, Self WH. A preprocedural checklist improves the safety of emergency department intubation of trauma patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Aug;22(8):989-92. doi: 10.1111/acem.12717. Epub 2015 Jul 20. PMID: 26194607.

3. Kerrey BT, Mittiga MR, Rinderknecht AS, Varadarajan KR, Dyas JR, Geis GL, Luria JW, Frey ME, Jablonski TE, Iyer SB. Reducing the incidence of oxyhaemoglobin desaturation during rapid sequence intubation in a paediatric emergency department. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Nov;24(11):709-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003713. Epub 2015 Jul 16. PMID: 26183713.

4. Jaber S, Jung B, Corne P, Sebbane M, Muller L, Chanques G, Verzilli D, Jonquet O, Eledjam JJ, Lefrant JY. An intervention to decrease complications related to endotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit: a prospective, multiple-center study. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Feb;36(2):248-55. doi: 10.1007/s00134-009-1717-8. Epub 2009 Nov 17. PMID: 19921148.

5. https://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/emcrit-airway-checklist-2013-02-05.pdf

6. https://das.uk.com/guidelines/icu_guidelines2017

7. https://intensiveblog.com/alfred-icu-intubation-checklist/