The key points for Senior Staff to remember: You can still call anesthesia, particularly for airways anticipated to be difficult. The pre-sedation/analgesia and post-sedation documentation must be done in EPIC, where you need to identify ASA classification, Mallampati score, etc. Intubations should be a two-provider (Sr. staff, fellow, APP) procedure. The existing policy outlines that […]
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MICU Intubation Guidelines for MICU Fellows – August 2014
The following guidelines apply if staff cannot be present at the bedside to supervise (nights, weekends) the intubation. If you have not completed your anesthesia rotation, anesthesia should be called for all intubations. If you have completed a minimum of 15 intubations (supervised in OR or in MICU) call the overnight intensivist with the information […]