West African journal of medicine
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Observational Study
Tracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department of a Sub-Saharan Teaching Hospital:A One-Year Survey at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
To identify the indications for tracheal intubation in the emergency department of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and problems encountered with the view to improve patient outcome. ⋯ In this institution, the majority of Emergency department intubations were performed by anaesthetists after working hours with a very high success rate and a low rate of post-intubation serious complications. The delay in intubation should urgently be addressed to improve patient outcome.