Using Fresh Frozen Plasma for Acute Airway Angioedema to Prevent Intubation in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Intubation characteristics.


Parameter	FFP ()	No FFP ()	value

Prevalence, (%)	7 (35)	65 (60)	0.05
Duration, hours, mean (SD)	60.3 (38.2)	97.1 (126.9)	0.45
Type, (%)			1.00
PO	5 (83)	51 (81)
Nasal	1 (17)	12 (19)
Location, (%)			—
ED	3 (43)	45 (69)
ICU	1 (14)	3 (5)
Floor	0 (0)	9 (14)
OR	3 (43)	8 (12)
Procedure administrator, (%)			0.59
ED physician	0 (0)	9 (14)
Anesthesiologist/ENT	7 (100)	56 (86)
Procedures, (%)
Cricothyroidotomy	1 (14)	1 (2)	0.19
Tracheostomy	1 (14)	3 (5)	0.34

ED, emergency department; ENT, ear, nose, and throat surgeon; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; ICU, intensive care unit; OR, operating room; PO, per-oral; SD, standard deviation.

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Using Fresh Frozen Plasma for Acute Airway Angioedema to Prevent Intubation in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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