Comparison of Intubation Duration Between Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) Technique and Non-RSI Technique

Siriraj Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Tracheal Intubation Morbidity

Treatments: Drug: RSI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01474252

SIRB213

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate intubation duration between rapid sequence intubation technique (RSI) and non-rapid sequence intubation technique (non-RSI) performed by emergency medicine residents in Siriraj hospital.

Full description

A prospective cohort study was conducted in the non-traumatic emergency department (ED).

Enrollment: 224 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients required airway control by tracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

• cardiac arrest

Trial design

224 participants in 2 patient groups

RSI technique

Experimental group

Description:

Intubation with RSI technique. RSI technique includes the administration of inductive and neuromuscular blocking agents to facilitate an intubation. In this study, we have no restriction of medication use. Physicians can chose any of medication as an individual judgement.

Treatment:

Drug: RSI

Non-RSI

No Intervention group

Description:

Intubation without RSI technique. No any medication use during intubation period.