Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Gebremedhn Endale Gebreegziabher

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• Research Article
  Magnitude of Airway Problems at a University Teaching and Referral Hospital Recovery Room of Low Resource Setting-A Cross Sectional Study
  Author(s): Endale Gebreegziabher Gebremedhn* and Hailu Yimer TawuyeEndale Gebreegziabher Gebremedhn* and Hailu Yimer Tawuye
  
  Background: Airway management is a basic life-saving intervention which is used when the patient’s breathing effort is compromised due to various reasons. Postsurgical patients are at risk of developing airway problems due to co-morbidities, intraoperative complications, surgery and anaesthetic drug effects. The severity of illness, analgesic drugs like narcotics and postoperative standard of monitoring may impact on breathing process of the patients. We aimed to assess the magnitude of airway problems at the recovery room. Methods and material: Cross sectional study conducted at a referral hospital recovery room, 2014. Standardized checklist used for data collection. All patients with airway problem who admitted at the recovery room during the study period were included in the study. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square were used. Results:.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000825

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