Acute Awake Fiberoptic Intubation in the ICU in a Patient with Limited Mouth Opening and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure

Table 1

Arterial blood gas values at different times before intubation.

	Reservoir-mask (ER)	HFNO (ICU)	NIV (ICU)
pH (7.35-7.45)	7.29	7.33	7.34
Base excess (−3–3 mmol/L)	−10.0	−8.1	−8.3
pO2 (11.1–14.4 kPa)	8.6	5.8	7.8
Saturation (%)	88	74	88
pCO2 (4.7–6.4 kPa)	4.3	4.3	4.0
Lactate (0.5–1.6 mmol/L)	5.7	6.1	5.9

Abbreviations: ER, emergency room; HFNO, high-flow nasal oxygen; ICU, intensive care unit; NIV, noninvasive ventilation.