Publication Name	World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript ID	118845
Country	India

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Insight into emergency endotracheal intubation in critically ill and strategies beyond equipment
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Habib Md Reazaul Karim, Anirban Bhattacharjee and Ankur Khandelwal
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Habib Md Reazaul Karim, Additional Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, Silbharal, Changsari, Guwahati 781101, Assam, India. drhabibkarim@gmail.com
Key Words	Emergency airway management; Critically ill; Intensive care unit; Preoxygenation; Adverse outcomes; Human factor
Core Tip	Emergency intubation outcomes in the critically ill depend not only on devices, but also on physiology, preparation, and systems. Recent literature highlights that attention to operator expertise and system-level factors in emergency endotracheal intubation addresses a critical aspect of acute care. Such practice and research therefore, require standardized reporting, pre-intubation optimization, and evidence-based protocols to enhance safety and generalizability across settings.
Citation	Karim HMR, Bhattacharjee A, Khandelwal A. Insight into emergency endotracheal intubation in critically ill and strategies beyond equipment. World J Crit Care Med 2026; In press

Received	2026-01-13 06:51
Peer-Review Started	2026-01-13 06:56
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-20 09:16
Return for Revision	2026-01-20 09:16
Revised	2026-01-27 07:36
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-02-10 02:45
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-10 08:22
Articles in Press	2026-02-10 08:22
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