Dislocation rates of postoperative airway exchange catheters - a prospective case series of 200 patients

Dislocation rates of postoperative airway exchange catheters - a prospective case series of 200 patients

Abstract Background The dislocation rate of oral versus nasal airway exchange catheters (AEC) in the postoperative care unit (PACU) are unknown. Our aim was to establish dislocation rates and to assess the usefulness of waveform capnography to detect dislocation. Methods In this non-randomized, pros...

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Main Authors: Fredy-Michel Roten, Richard Steffen, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Robert Greif, Marius Wipfli, Andreas Arnold, Henrik Fischer, Lorenz Theiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Airway
Extubation
Intubation
Airway exchange catheter
Oral
Nasal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0723-9

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