Prophylactic Endotracheal Intubation in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Undergoing Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) often require urgent or emergent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and are at risk of complications such as aspiration of gastric content or blood. The role of prophylactic endotracheal intubation (PEI) in the absence of usual respirato...

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Published in:Saudi J Med Med Sci
Main Authors: Alshamsi, Fayez, Jaeschke, Roman, Baw, Bandar, Alhazzani, Waleed
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6298294/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30787790
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_95_17
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