Apneic Oxygenation for Pediatric Endotracheal Intubation: A Narrative Review.

Alice ScottOlivia ChuaWilliam Greig MitchellRuan VlokThomas MelhuishLeigh White

Published in: Journal of pediatric intensive care (2019)

Apneic oxygenation (ApOx) has shown to be effective in adult populations in a variety of settings, including prehospital, emergency departments, intensive care units, and elective surgery. This review aims to assess the available literature for ApOx in the pediatric population to determine its effects on hypoxemia, safe apnea times, and flow rates employed safely.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
intensive care unit
minimally invasive
blood flow
coronary artery bypass
systematic review
obstructive sleep apnea
patients undergoing
childhood cancer
mechanical ventilation
surgical site infection
trauma patients
coronary artery disease