Publications by authors named "Timothy J Holmberg"
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- The study assessed the effectiveness of rescue echocardiography—a form of ultrasound used in critical situations—conducted in a single hospital and how it influences patient care.
- Out of 1,675 echocardiograms performed, 364 (about 22%) were classified as rescue echocardiograms, with the majority being transesophageal, and primarily conducted during or after surgery.
- The findings led to changes in management for 59% of patients, highlighting the importance and impact of rescue echocardiography in managing unstable patients during the perioperative period.*
Background: Nonphysician advanced life support (ALS) providers often perform tracheal intubation (TI) for cardiac arrest or other life-threatening indications in the prehospital setting, where airway assessment and airway management tools are limited. However, the frequency of difficult TI in obese patients in this setting is unclear. In this study we determined factors associated with TI success, and determined TI difficulty as a function of body mass index (BMI) in a system of ALS providers experienced in TI, to guide future prehospital education efforts.
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