Non-invasive Technology for Early Signal Detection of Hypoxemia With ORI During Intubation

Intubation of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) carries a risk of potentially severe complications, including cardiac arrest. Hypoxemia is common in ICU patients requiring intubation, which must be performed rapidly to avoid aspiration, since the patient is usually not in the fasted state. Studies have assessed interventions designed to improve intubation success rates, such as routine neuromuscular blockade. Care bundles combined with training on simulators have improved the safety of intubation. Nevertheless, intubation in the ICU still carries higher morbidity and mortality rates compared to intubation in the operating room. Preoxygenation is a cornerstone of safety for intubation in the ICU. Several recent trials have investigated different devices (non-rebreather mask, non-invasive ventilation, high flow nasal cannula, bag valve mask) with conflicting results. A main reason for those results is that efficiency of the preoxygenation period cannot be evaluated in the ICU in opposite to the operating room: gas monitoring are not available in ICU and even if it was the case, high flow demand from the patient, and agitation will make it inefficient. Additionally, desaturation is frequent (from 10% up to 50%) during intubation in ICU and lead to morbidity and mortality; so anticipation of desaturation is a major concern for ICU's physician because it's impacting care (face mask ventilation, early insertion of subglottic device). The oxygen reserve index (ORI) is a new parameter for monitoring oxygen reserve non-invasively. In this context, the investigators purpose to analyze efficiency of preoxygenation and time allowed by ORI for medical interventions before hypoxemia during intubation in the ICU in a pilot observational study in our medical ICU in a university hospital.