Critical Care Alert – October 1, 2019

October 1, 2019

• Organ Donation: Perspective for the Intensivist

  Organ donation and transplantation are important and lifesaving procedures.The complexities of management include determination of death, communication with families, pre-procurement optimization of potential donors, and bereavement support for families.

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• Difficult Airway Intubation With Flexible Bronchoscope as a Guide

  In this prospective study, use of a flexible bronchoscope as a flexible stylet and a Glidescope to provide visual guidance while intubating patients in the operating room was associated with shorter time to intubation than the use of Glidescope alone.

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