May 2020

Is Bagging vs Intubation Saving Lives – and Brains – in OHCA?

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For out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bag-valve-mask ventilation and BVM ventilation as a rescue after failed advanced airway placement were associated with improved survival to discharge and neurologically intact survival compared to advanced airway management (i.e. supraglottic airway or endotracheal intubation). However, given multiple possible confounders, these results should be viewed with caution.

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