Publications by authors named "Irtaza Asar"
Context: It is unknown if US residency applicants of different educational backgrounds (US allopathic [MD], Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine [DO], and international medical graduates [IMG]) but comparable academic performance have similar match success.
Objectives: Our objective was to compare match probabilities between applicant types after adjusting for specialty choice and United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores.
Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of published data in National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) reports from 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 for US MD seniors, DO seniors, and IMGs (US citizens and non-US citizens).
Introduction: Ramped positioning during emergent endotracheal intubation has been associated with fewer peri-intubation complications, including a decrease in difficult intubations, esophageal intubations, pulmonary aspiration, and hypoxemia. However, the optimal bed angle and height for ramped position intubation have not been determined. Our objective was to examine the effect bed angle and height in the ramped position may have on laryngeal views during emergent intubation in the emergency department (ED).
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- The study investigates how laryngoscope blade shape affects the success of intubations in non-supine positions (ramped and upright) in the emergency department.
- A secondary analysis of the National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) tracked 636 intubation attempts to assess success rates with hyperangulated versus standard geometry video laryngoscopes.
- Results showed no significant difference in first-attempt success rates or adverse events between the two blade types for both ramped and upright positions.
Introduction: Ramped position and apneic oxygenation are strategies to mitigate hypoxemia; however, the benefits of these strategies when utilized together remain unclear. Therefore, we compared first-attempt, postinduction hypoxemia between adult emergency department (ED) endotracheal intubations performed with apneic oxygenation in the ramped versus supine positions.
Methods: We used the National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR), a multicenter registry of data on ED intubations from 25 academic and community sites.