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