2011
The Second-Generation Air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Mask for Airway Maintenance during Anaesthesia in Adults: A Report of the First 70 Uses
Joffe AM, Liew EC, Galgon RE, Viernes D, Treggiari MM. The Second-Generation Air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Mask for Airway Maintenance during Anaesthesia in Adults: A Report of the First 70 Uses. Anaesthesia And Intensive Care 2011, 39: 40-45. PMID: 21375088, DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway leak pressureLaryngeal airwayAirway maintenancePrimary airwayLeak pressureMedian (IQR [range]) airway leak pressureIntubating Laryngeal MaskPostoperative throat complaintsSupraglottic airway deviceMild sore throatUnanticipated difficult airwayInitial clinical experienceDuration of useEase of insertionOropharyngeal morbidityThroat complaintsRetrospective reviewSore throatDifficult airwayLaryngeal maskAirway devicesInsertion attemptsAirwayClinical experienceIntubation
2005
Factors Associated with Failure of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department
Merlani PG, Pasquina P, Granier JM, Treggiari M, Rutschmann O, Ricou B. Factors Associated with Failure of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1206-1215. PMID: 16293895, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitalizationHumansIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePositive-Pressure RespirationPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisSwitzerlandTreatment FailureConceptsNoninvasive positive pressure ventilationFailure of NPPVAcute respiratory failurePositive pressure ventilationEmergency departmentRespiratory rateRespiratory failurePressure ventilationEndotracheal intubationNPPV failureGlasgow Coma Scale scoreSubsequent endotracheal intubationNegative predictive valueED admissionInstitutional protocolFactors AssociatedPatientsPredictive valueScale scoreMultivariate analysisIntubationVentilationFailureHoursDepartment