Apnoeic oxygenation during intubation in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hypoxaemia increases the risk of cardiac arrest and mortality during intubation. The reduced physiological reserve and reduced efficacy of pre-oxygenation in intensive care patients makes their intubation particularly dangerous. Apnoeic oxygenation is a promising means of preventing hypoxaemia in this setting.

Apneic oxygenation during intubation in the emergency department and during retrieval: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Hypoxemia increases the risk of intubation markedly. Such concerns are multiplied in the emergency department (ED) and during retrieval where patients may be unstable, preparation or preoxygenation time limited and the environment uncontrolled. Apneic oxygenation is a promising means of preventing hypoxemia in this setting.

Intubation using apnoeic oxygenation to prevent desaturation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To determine whether or not apnoeic oxygenation reduces the incidence of hypoxaemia during endotracheal intubation.

Materials And Methods: A systematic search of six databases for all relevant studies until November 2016 was performed. All study designs using apnoeic oxygenation during intubation were eligible for inclusion.