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Emergent Airway Management Outside Of The Operating Room - A Retrospective Review Of Patient Characteristics, Complications And Icu Stay., Uzung Yoon, Jeffrey Mojica, Matthew Wiltshire, Kara Segna, Michael Block, Anthony Pantoja, Marc Torjman, Elizabeth Wolo
Emergent Airway Management Outside Of The Operating Room - A Retrospective Review Of Patient Characteristics, Complications And Icu Stay., Uzung Yoon, Jeffrey Mojica, Matthew Wiltshire, Kara Segna, Michael Block, Anthony Pantoja, Marc Torjman, Elizabeth Wolo
Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Emergent airway management outside of the operating room is a high-risk procedure. Limited data exists about the indication and physiologic state of the patient at the time of intubation, the location in which it occurs, or patient outcomes afterward.
METHODS: We retrospectively collected data on all emergent airway management interventions performed outside of the operating room over a 6-month period. Documentation included intubation performance, and intubation related complications and mortality. Additional information including demographics, ASA-classification, comorbidities, hospital-stay, ICU-stay, and 30-day in-hospital mortality was obtained.
RESULTS: 336 intubations were performed in 275 patients during the six-month period. The majority of …