Emergency Tracheal Intubation in the Postanesthesia Care Unit Physician Error or Patient Disease?.
Mathew J, Rosenbaum S, O'Connor T, Barash P. Emergency Tracheal Intubation in the Postanesthesia Care Unit Physician Error or Patient Disease?. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1990, 71: 691. PMID: 2240644, DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199012000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostanesthesia care unitEmergency tracheal intubationTracheal intubationInappropriate fluid managementUpper airway obstructionExtremes of ageMuscle relaxant effectIntubated groupPreventable anesthesiaAirway obstructionPerioperative morbidityAirway maintenanceAnesthetic managementIntubated patientsRelaxant effectAnesthetic techniqueCare unitEtiologic factorsConsecutive admissionsEndotracheal tubeOtolaryngologic proceduresFluid managementLower incidenceAnesthetic agentsIntubation