Episode 51

Step-by-step Awake Intubations | Etomidate Kills

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 16-20, 2024.

These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.


Monday Spoon Feed: 

This article breaks down patient selection, setup, special considerations, and step-by step instructions to manage awake intubations, a rarely utilized but essential technique in emergency airway management.


Tuesday Spoon Feed:

This large retrospective database study found a 28% increased risk of mortality in patients intubated with etomidate.


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Nicholas Zelt

The voice behind the mic! I'm an emergency medicine resident with a real nerdy love for podcasts and evidence based medicine. Joined the JournalFeed team way back in the before times (pre-COVID).
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Clay Smith

Hi! I've been practicing emergency medicine for over 20 years and started JournalFeed. I'm the Chief Spoon-Feeder, which means I either write or edit everything that's posted on the JournalFeed blog. But Nick totally runs the show with the podcast!