NEAR
Techniques, Success, and Adverse Events of Emergency Department Adult Intubations
Principal Author: Calvin A. Brown III, MD.
Other Authors: Aaron E. Bair, MD, Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH, and Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine (December 2014)
4,871 Emergency Airway Encounters by Air Medical Providers: A Report of the Air
Transport Emergency Airway Management (NEAR VI: “A-TEAM”) Project.
Principal Author: Calvin A. Brown III, MD.
Other Authors: Kelly Cox, MD., Shelley Hurwitz, PhD., and Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. (March 2014)
Two Hundred Sixty Pediatric Emergency Airway Encounters by Air Transport Personnel:
A Report of the Air Transport Emergency Airway Management (NEAR VI: “A-TEAM”)
Project.
Principal Author: William Wallace Tollefsen, MD.
Other Authors: Calvin A. Brown, III, MD., Kelly, L. Cox, MD., and Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Pediatric Emergency Care. (September 2013)
196 Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Endotracheal Intubation by Air Transport Providers Results
of the National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) VI Database
Principal Author: William Wallace Tollefsen, MD
Other Authors: Calvin A Brown III, MD, Kelly L. Cox, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine. (October 2011)
Emergency Airway Management: A Multi-Center Report of 8937 Emergency Department
Intubations.
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD
Other Authors: Calvin A Brown III, MD, Aaron E. Bair, MD, and Daniel J Pallin, MD on behalf
of the NEAR II Investigators.
Journal/Conference: Journal of Emergency Medicine. (October 2011)
Assessment of the Storz Video Macintosh Laryngoscope for Use in Difficult Airways: A
Human Simulator Study.
Principal Author: Aaron E. Bair, MD., MSc.
Other Authors: Kalani Olmsted, MD., Calvin A. Brown, MD., Tobias Barker, MD., Daniel
Pallin, MD., MPH., and Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Academic Emergency Medicine. (October 2010)
Improved Glottic Exposure With the Video Macintosh Laryngoscope in Adult Emergency
Department Tracheal Intubations.
Principal Author: Calvin A. Brown, III, MD.
Other Authors: Aaron E. Bair, MD., Daniel J. Pallin, MD., MPH., Erik G. Laurin, MD., Ron M.
Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine. (August 2010)
A New Maneuver for Endotracheal Tube Insertion During Difficult Glidescope Intubation.
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD.
Other Authors: Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD and A. Perkins, MD
Journal/Conference: The Journal of Emergency Medicine. (July 2010)
Rocuronium vs. Succinylcholine In the Emergency Department: A Critical Appraisal.
Principal Author: William K. Mallon, MD.
Other Authors: Samuel M. Keim, MD., MS., Jan M. Shoenberger, MD., and Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: The Journal of Emergency Medicine. (August 2009)
Clinical Controversies: Etomidate as an Induction Agent for Endotracheal Intubation in
Patients with Sepsis.
Principal author: Ron Walls, MD.
Other authors: Michael F Murphy, MD.
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine. (July 2008)
Emergency Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR)
V: An Initial Report of 81 Intubations
Principal Author: Calvin A Brown III, MD.
Other Authors: Aaron E. Bair, MD., Eric G. Laurin, MD, Sanjay Shewakramani, Ron M. Walls,
MD.
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine. (September 2007)
Airway Management by US and Canadian Emergency Medicine Residents: A Multicenter
Analysis of More than 6,000 Endotracheal Intubation Attempts.
Principal Author: Mark J. Sagarin, MD.
Other Authors: Erik D. Barton, MD., Yi-Mei Ching, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine. (October 2005)
Does the Sedative Agent Facilitate Emergency Rapid Sequence Intubation?
Principal Author: Marco L.A. Sivilotti, MD., MSc.
Other authors: Michael R. Filbin, MD., Heather E. Murray MD., MSc., Peter Slasor PhD., Ron
M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Academic Emergency Medicine (June 2003)
Emergency Medicine Residents’ Skill Development in Airway Management: Analysis of
8367 Intubation Attempts
Principal Author: Mark J. Sagarin, MD
Other Authors: Erik D. Barton, MD, Yi-Mei Chng, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM national conference 2003/Academic Emergency Medicine. (May
2003)
Underdosing of Midazolam in Emergency Endotracheal Intubation
Principal Author: Mark J. Sagarin, MD.
Other authors: Erik D. Barton, MD., John C. Sakles, MD., Robert J. Vissers, MD., Vincent
Chiang, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Academic Emergency Medicine (in press) (April 2003)
Rapid Sequence Intubation for Pediatric Airway Management
Principal Author: Mark J. Sagarin, MD
Other authors: Vincent Chiang, MD., John Sakles, MD., Erik Barton, MD., Robert Vissers, MD.,
Richard E. Wolfe, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal / Conference: Pediatric Emergency Care, SAEM (December 2002)
Failed Intubation in the Emergency Department: Analysis of Prevalence, Rescue
Techniques, and Personnel
Principal Author: Aaron E. Bair, MD.
Other authors: Michael R. Filbin, MD., Raghavendra Kulkarni, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD.
Journal/Conference: Journal of Emergency Medicine (August 2002)
Difficult Intubation Scale (DIPS): Evaluation of Inter-Observer Reliability for a New
Clinical Instrument to Predict Difficult Intubations
Principal Author: Michael R. Filbin, MD
Other Authors: Raghavendra Kulkarni, MD, Evelyn Wong, MD, Daniel E. Gurr, MD, Ron M.
Walls, MD
Journal Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine (May 2000)
Successful Cricothyrotomy After Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction:
A Report of Two Cases.
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD.
Other Authors: Charles V. Pollack, Jr., MA., MD.
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine. (February 2000)
2392 Emergency Department Intubations: First Report of the Ongoing National
Emergency Airway Study
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD
Other Authors: Erik D. Barton, MD, Charles Pollack, MA., MD, Andrew McAfee, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM & ACEP/Annals of Emergency Medicine (October 1999)
Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement: Analysis of 2392 Emergency Department
Intubations
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD
Other Authors: Erik D. Barton, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM & ACEP/Annals of Emergency Medicine (October 1999)
National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) Showed Midazolam Significantly Lowers
Blood Pressure Compared to Etomidate When Used for Tracheal Intubations
Principal Author: Adam Weissmen, MD
Other Authors: Michael Gutman, MD, Mark J. Sagarin, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine (October 1999)
Trauma Airway Management: A Comparison of First-Pass Success Rate, Indications and
Cricothyrotomy By Specialty
Principal Author: Daniel E. Gurr, MD
Other Authors: John C. Sakles, MD, Charles Pollack, MD, Rick Kulkarni, MD
Journal/Conference: ACEP/Annals of Emergency Medicine (October 1999)
Trauma Airway Management in the Emergency Department: Indications, Methods, and
Success Rates
Principal Author: Daniel E. Gurr, MD
Other Authors: John C. Sakles, MD, Charles Pollack, MD, Rick Kulkarni, MD, Ron M. Walls,
MD
Journal/Conference: ACEP, Annals of Emergency Medicine (October 1999).
Endotracheal Intubation in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Principal Author: Vincent W. Chiang, MD
Other Authors: Mark J. Sagarin, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Pediatric Research (April 1999)
Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement: Analysis of 1288 Emergency Department
Intubations
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD
Other Authors: Mark J. Sagarin, MD, Robert Vissers, MD, John C. Sakles, MD, Charles Pollack,
MD, Steven Bernstein, MD, Erik D. Barton, MD
Journal Conference: SAEM & ACEP/Academic Emergency Medicine (May 1998)
1288 Emergency Department Intubations: Final Report of the National Emergency Airway
Registry Pilot
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD
Other Authors: Robert J. Vissers, MD, Mark J. Sagarin, MD, John C. Sakles, MD, Steven
Bernstein, MD, Erik D. Barton, MD, Richard E. Wolfe, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM & ACEP/Academic Emergency Medicine. (1998).
Airway Management in Academic Emergency Departments: Intubation Procedures by
Specialty and Level of Training
Principal Author: Erik D. Barton, MD
Other Authors: Mark J. Sagarin, MD, Robert J. Vissers, MD, Medina C., MD, Richard E. Wolfe,
MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM
Asthma Airway Management: The Prevalence of Ketamine Use As An Induction Agent for
Rapid Sequence Intubation
Principal Author: J.C. Worrall, MD
Other Authors: Daniel E. Gurr, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD, Charles V. Pollack, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Complication Rate of Emergency Department Intubations: First Report of the National
Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR)
Principal Author: Ron M. Walls, MD
Other Authors: Steven Bernstein, MD, Vincent Chiang, MD, Charles V. Pollack, MD, John C.
Sakles, MD, Robert J. Vissers, MD, Stephen J. White, MD, Richard E. Wolfe, MD
Journal Conference: SAEM
Does Midazolam Cause Hypotension in Rapid Sequence Intubation?
Principal Author: Michael Gutman, MD
Other Authors: Adam Weissman, MD, Mark Sagarin, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
Elder Bias In the Use of Neuromuscular Blockage in Emergency Endotracheal Intubations
Principal Author: Mark J. Sagarin, MD
Other Authors: Erik D. Barton, MD, John C. Sakles, MD, Robert Vissers, MD, Vincent Chiang,
MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM
Emergency Airway Management of Acute Overdose Patients
Principal Author: Stephen Hayden, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM
Emergency Department Intubation of Trauma Patients
Principal Author: John C. Sakles, MD
Other Authors: Mark J. Sagarin, MD, Steven J. Bernstein, MD, Robert Vissers, MD, Ron M.
Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM & ACEP
Factors Involved in the Selection of Induction Agent During Emergency Rapid Sequence
Intubation
Principal Author: Marco L. A. Sivilotti, MD
Other Authors: Michael R. Filbin, MD, Peter Slasor, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Intubation Strategies In Patients With Angioedema or Intraoral Obstruction: A
Multicenter Study
Principal Author: Steven Bernstein, MD
Other Authors: P. Buckley, MD, Charles Pollack, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM
Is Obesity A Predictor of a Difficult Intubation?
Principal Author: Erik D, Barton, MD
Other Authors: Jared Strote, MD, Robert Vissers, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: ACEP
Lidocaine Use During Intubation: Is it used for ICP Phophylaxis?
Principal Author: Christopher F. Richards, MD
Other Authors: Erik D. Barton, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Pretreatment for Endotracheal Intubation in Head Injury: A Prospective Observational
Survey
Principal Author: Michael R. Filbin, MD
Other Authors: Daniel E. Gurr, MD, Raghavendra Kulkarni, MD, Erik D. Barton, MD, John
Sakles, MD, Charles V. Pollack, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Rate of Cricothyroidotomy: Emergency Medicine Training Implications
Principal Author: Don Pasquarello, MD
Other Authors: Rita Manfredi, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM
Sedative Agents for Emergency Rapid Sequence Intubation: Selection and Outcome
Principal Author: Marco L. A. Sivilotti, MD
Other authors: Michael R. Filbin, MD, Peter Slasor, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Superior Hemodynamic Stability with Etomidate When Compared with Midazolam for
Emergency Endotracheal Intubation
Principal Author: Michael B. Gutman, MD
Other Authors: Raghavendra Kulkarni, MD, Adam Weissman, MD, Mark J. Sagarin, MD,
Michael R. Filbin, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: Annals of Emergency Medicine
What is a complication? Classifying Events During Emergency Intubations
Principal Author: Erik D. Barton, MD
Other Authors: Stephen Gelber, MD, Mark J. Sagarin, MD, Steven Bernstein, MD, Robert
Vissers, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD
Journal/Conference: SAEM
NEAR 4 KIDS
Current Medication Practice and Tracheal Intubation Safety Outcomes From a
Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study
Principal Author: Keiko M. Tarquinio, MD
Other Authors: Joy D. Howell, MD, Vicki Montgomery, MD, David A.Turner, MD, Deyin D.
Hsing, MD, Margaret M. Parker, MD, Calvin A. Brown III, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD, Vinay M.
Nadkarni, MD, MS, Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
Journal/Conference: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (March 2015)
Development of a Quality Improvement Bundle to Reduce Tracheal Intubation-Associated
Events in Pediatric ICUs
Principal Author: Simon Li, MD, MPH
Other Authors: Kyle J. Rehder, MD, John S. Giuliano Jr, MD, Michael Apkon, MD, MBA, PhD,
Pradip Kamat, MD, MBA, Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, MS, Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS,
FAARC, Anne E. Thompson, MD, Craig Tucker, BS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, Akira Nishisaki, MDMSCE
Journal/Conference: American Journal of Medical Quality (August 2014)
Incidence and associated factors of difficult tracheal intubations in pediatric ICUs: a report
from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children: NEAR4KIDS
Principal Author: Ana Lia Graciano, MD
Other Authors: Robert Tamburro, MD, Ann E. Thompson, MD, John Fiadjoe, MD, Thompson
Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, Akira Nishisaki, MD
Journal/Conference: Intensive Care Medicine (July 2014)
Site-Level Variance for Adverse Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events Across 15 North
American PICUs: A Report from the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children
Principal Author: Sholeen Nett, MD, PhD
Other Authors: Guillaume Emeriaud, MD, PhD, J. Dean Jarvis, MBA, BSN, Vicki Montgomery,
MD, Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, MS, Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
Journal/Conference: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (May 2014)
Level of Trainee and Tracheal Intubation Outcomes.
Principal Author: Ronald C. Sanders Jr., MD., MS.
Other Authors: John S. Giuliano, Jr., MD., Janice E. Sullivan, MD., Calvin A. Brown III, MD.,
Ron M. Walls, MD., Vinay Nadkarni, MD., Akira Nishisaki, MD.
Journal/Conference: Pediatrics (March 2013)
A National Emergency Airway Registry for Children: Landscape of Tracheal Intubation in
15 PICUs
Principal Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
Other Authors: David A. Turner, MD, Calvin A. Brown, III, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD, and
Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, MS.
Journal/Conference: Critical Care Medicine (March 2013)
Development of an Instrument for a Primary Airway Provider’s Performance with an ICU
Multidisciplinary Team in Pediatric Respiratory Failure Using Simulation.
Principal Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD., MSCE.
Other Authors: Aaron J. Donoghue, MD., MSCE., Shawn Colborn RRT-NPS., Christine Watson,
RN., Andrew Meyer, MD., Dana Niles, MSc. CCRC., Ran Bishnoi MBBS., Roberta Hales,
RRT-NPS NRN., Larissa Hutchins RN., Mark A. Helfaer MD., Calvin A Brown, III, MD., Ron
M. Walls, MD., Vinay M Nadkarni, MD., and John R. Boulet, PhD.
Journal/Conference: Respiratory Care. (July 2012)
Characterization of tracheal intubation process of care and safety outcomes in a tertiary
pediatric intensive care unit.
Principal Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD.
Other Authors: Susan Ferry, BA., RRT-NPS., CCRC., Shawn Colborn, RRT-NPS., Cheryl
DeFalco, BA., RRT-NPS., Troy Dominguez, MD., MSCE., Calvin A. Brown, III, MD., Mark A.
Helfaer, MD., Robert A. Berg, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD., Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD.
Journal/Conference: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: A Journal of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. (January
2012)
Evaluation of multidisciplinary simulation training on clinical performance and team
behavior during tracheal intubation in a pediatric intensive care unit.
Principal Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD.
Other Authors: Joan Nguyen, MD., Shawn Colborn RRT., Christine Watson, RN., Dana Niles,
MS., Roberta Hales, MHA., Sujatha Devale, MBBS., Ram Bishnoi, MBBS., Lindsay D.
Nadkarni, Aaron J. Donoghue, MD., Andrew Meyer, MD., Calvin A. Brown, III, MD., Mark A.
Helfaer, MD., John Boulet, PhD., Robert A. Berg, MD., Ron M. Walls, MD., Vinay M.
Nadkarni, MD.
Journal/Conference: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: a Journal of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. (July
2011)
Airway Management in pediatric patients at referring hospitals compared to a receiving
tertiary pediatric ICU.
Principal Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD
Other Authors: Nitin Marwaha, MD, Vasantha Kasinathan, MD, Peter Brust, MD, Calvin A.
Brown III, MD, Robert A. Berg, MD, Ron M. Walls, MD, Nicholas Tsarouhas, MD, Vinay M.
Nadkarni, MD
Journal/Conference: Resuscitation (November 2010)
Effect of Just-in-time Simulation Training on Tracheal Intubation Procedure Safety in the
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Principal Author: Akira Nishisaki, MD.
Other Authors: Aaron J. Donoghue, MD., MSCE., Shawn Colborn, RRT., Christine Watson,
RN., Andrew Meyer, MD., Calvin A. Brown, III, MD., Mark A. Helfaer, MD., Ron M. Walls,
MD., Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD.
Journal/Conference: Anesthesiology (July 2010)