[Preventable mistakes during endotracheal intubation. Overview and concepts].
Endotracheal intubation is a standard procedure in anesthesiology as well as in intensive care medicine in many forms of assisted spontaneous breathing or controlled ventilation. In addition it continues to be the gold standard for airway protection in prehospital and in-hospital emergency medicine settings. Approaches will have to be considered to help prevent errors before they occur not only in the non-elective use of endotracheal intubation. The most common preventable situations are summarized in this paper.
Klinik für Operative Intensivmedizin und Intermediate Care, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany.
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