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12/01/2022 - Anesthesiology Journal Club - Endotracheal Tube Size in Critically Ill Patients

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the effect of EET size on patient outcomes and the potential risk of when the EET size doesn't fit.
  • Recognize the association of smaller endotracheal tube sizes with survival or acute recovery from critical illness
  • Review current literature surrounding EET size choice in critically ill patients

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading

  1. Karmali S, Rose P. Tracheal tube size in adults undergoing elective surgery—a narrative review. Anaesthesia. 2020;75(11):1529-1539. doi:10.1111/anae. 15041
  2. Cao AC, Rereddy S, Mirza N. Current practices in endotracheal tube size selection for adults. Laryngoscope. 2021;131(9):1967-1971. doi:10.1002/ lary.29192
  3. Shinn JR, Kimura KS, Campbell BR, et al. Incidence and outcomes of acute laryngeal injury after prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med. 2019;47(12):1699-1706.

Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Kyle Bevers, MD — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Samuel Atherton, MD — Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellow, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Zhongheng "John" Yin, MD — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.