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Common Intubation Scenarios: Elevated Intracranial Pressure

Watch Drs. Wolbrink and Mancuso review the case of a patient presenting with elevated intracranial pressure, perform an intubation, and highlight important factors to consider before, during, and after the procedure

Released:

August 21, 2015

Audience:

Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Residents

Learning Objectives

  • Become familiar with management considerations when intubating a patient with elevated intracranial pressure

  • Review necessary equipment required for intubation

  • Learn appropriate medication choices for induction based on the patient’s clinical status and underlying pathophysiology

Author(s)

Thomas Mancuso, MD 

Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia | Pain Medicine and Critical Care Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology | Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Mancuso T, Wolbrink TA. Common Intubation Scenarios: Elevated Intracranial Pressure. 8/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2989/common-intubation-scenarios-elevated-intracranial-pressure

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