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Predictors Of Postoperative Respiratory Failure In Patients Receiving Anesthesia, Marty Henley
Predictors Of Postoperative Respiratory Failure In Patients Receiving Anesthesia, Marty Henley
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Introduction: Postoperative Respiratory failure has been identified as a prevention quality indicator by The Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). Postoperative Respiratory Failure is associated with increased length of stay, increased costs and increased morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, current research is limited regarding scoring methods which are predictive for postoperative respiratory failure. This retrospective case control study was conducted to determine if the various tools of evaluation of risk currently available and to determine if any are predictive of the risk of developing postoperative respiratory failure.
Methodology: The design of this research was a retrospective case control study conducted …