2018
Preventable Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events at a Large Tertiary Care Center: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis
Curatolo CJ, McCormick PJ, Hyman JB, Beilin Y. Preventable Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events at a Large Tertiary Care Center: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2018, 44: 708-718. PMID: 30064954, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsNine-Year Retrospective AnalysisLarge tertiary care centerLarge tertiary care institutionPatient safetyPrimary adverse eventsMedication adverse eventsTertiary care centerTertiary care institutionLarge academic medical centerPreventable adverse eventsPerformance improvement committeeAcademic medical centerAdverse event typesPreventable anesthesiaUnplanned reintubationRespiratory complicationsPerioperative outcomesRetrospective reviewRespiratory arrestRespiratory eventsCare centerUnivariate analysisMedication eventsRetrospective analysis
2016
A Retrospective Study of Success, Failure, and Time Needed to Perform Awake Intubation
Joseph TT, Gal JS, DeMaria S, Lin HM, Levine AI, Hyman JB. A Retrospective Study of Success, Failure, and Time Needed to Perform Awake Intubation. Anesthesiology 2016, 125: 105-114. PMID: 27111535, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAwake intubationMedian timeAnesthetic recordsOperating roomCharacteristics of complicationsInduction of anesthesiaLarge academic medical centerAnticipated difficult airwayStandard of careEndotracheal tube cuff leakAcademic medical centerInadvertent extubationSimilar comorbiditiesComplication rateFrequent complicationMucous plugsAwake patientsDifficult airwayRetrospective reviewSerious complicationsAirway managementRetrospective studyMedical CenterIntubationCuff leak