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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 4/2017

01-04-2017 | Editorials

Apneic oxygenation: Let’s all just take a deep breath

Author: Duane J. Funk, MD, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 4/2017

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When I was a junior resident, one of my attending staff anesthesiologists gave me the following advice: “When you’re intubating someone, hold your breath; if you haven’t got the tube in by the time you have to breathe, it’s probably a good idea to back off and mask ventilate the patient.” Like all aphorisms, there was some truth to this, but it was admittedly before apneic oxygenation started gaining favour. …
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Metadata
Title
Apneic oxygenation: Let’s all just take a deep breath
Author
Duane J. Funk, MD, FRCPC
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0801-0

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