Anesthesia

Brigham and Women's Hospital details research in anesthesia

Published in Medical Device Business Week, June 24th, 2009

According to recent research from the United States, "Determine the incidence and characterize perioperative airway complications in patients who have undergone medialization thyroplasty (MT) and subsequently undergo procedures requiring anesthesia. Retrospective review of post-MT anesthesia encounters in a large academic hospital."

"A series of post-MT patients was reviewed, identifying anesthesia encounters undergoing endotracheal intubation (ETI) or laryngeal mask airway (LMA) placement. Details on the perioperative course of each encounter were extracted and examined for evidence of airway complications. The incidence of airway obstruction and need for airway...

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Source: Medical Device Business Week (2009-06-24)

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