Awake Intubation

Metadata

• Author: sciencedirect.com
• Full Title: Awake Intubation
• Category: #articles
• URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743181617300033?via%3Dihub

Highlights

• Lidocaine is the most widely used agent for topical airway anaesthesia. It is available in a variety of concentrations, and in combination with vasoconstrictors such as epinephrine and phenylephrine. The maximum described dose for topical administration3 is 9 mg kg−1 (View Highlight)
• Midazolam is a benzodiazepine that can be injected in boluses of 0.5–1 mg, usually not exceeding 0.05 mg kg−1 (View Highlight)