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Delayed sequence intubation and apnoeic oxygenation
Preoxygenation is a critical step in advanced airway management and serves to enhance the time available for intubation prior to desaturation when patients are at additional risk. The average patient breathing room air will experience significant desaturation below the critical 90% level within 45-60s post administration of a paralytic.1,2
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2202-7270Peer Reviewed
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