EMS LHP - Episode 68 - The SAVE Trial

Remember AIRWAYS-2, the British RCT comparing iGel to ETI in adults with cardiac arrest? Have you wondered if those results would hold up in a different prehospital population? Wonder no more! Dr. Jarvis reviews the SAVE Trial, another RCT of adult, non-traumatic cardiac arrest, comparing iGel to ETI in Taiwan. Citation: Lee AF, Chien YC, Lee BC, et al. Effect of Placement of a Supraglottic Airway Device vs Endotracheal Intubation on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Adults With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Taipei, Taiwan: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148871. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48871