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- Title
Tracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking drugs: isn't it an illusion?
- Authors
Grillot, Nicolas; Roquilly, Antoine
- Abstract
A meta-analysis published in the journal Anaesthesia compared the use of remifentanil with neuromuscular blocking (NMB) drugs for tracheal intubation in adults. The study found that a remifentanil bolus provided comparable rates of successful tracheal intubation compared to NMB drugs. However, this conflicts with the findings of a recent trial that found remifentanil to be statistically inferior to NMB drugs. While the use of NMB drugs is widely recommended, the study suggests that tracheal intubation with high doses of remifentanil may be a safe alternative in certain situations. Further research is needed to investigate the efficacy of tracheal intubation without NMB drugs and to improve patient safety during the procedure.
- Subjects
NEUROMUSCULAR blockade; TRACHEA intubation; LARYNGOSCOPY; NEUROMUSCULAR blocking agents; DRUGS
- Publication
Anaesthesia, 2024, Vol 79, Issue 7, p685
- ISSN
0003-2409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/anae.16287