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The Airway Lead and the Creation of a Comprehensive Emergency Airway Quality Program
Scott D Weingart1, Ryan N Barnicle2, Somair Malik3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York.
Background:
Emergency Department (ED) Intubation is one of the most critical times during a patient's hospital course. Ideal performance requires training, equipment, and mindset to overcome the barriers of anatomy, physiology, and human factors.
Objectives:
We believe that EDs should use the same model of quality improvement and leadership for intubation as other critical procedures such as ED ultrasound.
Discussion:
This paper delineates one program's creation of a comprehensive airway quality improvement (QI) program and will hopefully serve as a roadmap for other centers.
Conclusions:
The creation of an airway QI program headed by a designated airway lead has the potential to improve patient care and procedural success in the ED.
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