Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7548
ISSN: 2165-7548
King Fahad Hospital Madinah, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Practice of Extubation in the Emergency Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Author(s): Mohammed Yousuf Iqbal, Emad A Abdulkarim, Sarah Albassam and Fandi Alanazi*
Background: The practice of extubation is unpopular among emergency departments (EDs) worldwide, owing to
numerous factors including lack of professional training required for the procedure. In addition, data on the safety
of this procedure remains unavailable.
Methods: This study reviewed extubation cases in the ED of the King Fahd Hospital, Madina, with the objective of
determining the safety of this procedure. Clinico-demographic details of 50 patients, who underwent extubation in
the ED, over a period of 4 years, were collected manually from the hospital records and analyzed.
Results: The median patient age was 30 years, and 78% patients were male. Underlying causes included blunt
trauma (72%) blunt trauma and medical experience (26%). Of the 50 patients, 20 were intubated before arrival to
the ED.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.22.12.231