Amanda C Mathews, Kaitlin McLeod, Aaron J Lacy, Kevin High, Jeremy Brywczynski, Jared J McKinney, Jesse O Wrenn, Ian D Jones, William B Stubblefield
OBJECTIVES: The surgical airway is a high acuity, low occurrence procedure. Data on the complications and outcomes of surgical airways are limited. Our primary objective was to describe immediate complications, late complications, and clinical outcomes of patients who underwent a surgical airway procedure in the prehospital or emergency department (ED) setting. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients ≥14 years at an academic medical center who underwent a surgical airway procedure in the ED, the prehospital setting, or at a referring ED prior to interfacility transfer...
April 2024: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open