Journal article
Airway emergencies presenting to the paediatric emergency department requiring advanced management techniques
Leopold Simma, Domenic Cincotta, Stefan Sabato, Elliot Long
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Airway emergencies presenting to the emergency department (ED) are usually managed with conventional equipment and techniques. The patient group managed urgently in the operating room (OR) has not been described. AIMS: This study aims to describe a case series of children presenting to the ED with airway emergencies managed urgently in the OR, particularly the anaesthetic equipment and techniques used and airway findings. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study undertaken at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. All patients presenting to the ED between 1 January 2012 and 30 July 2015 (42 months) with an airway emergency who were subsequently managed in the OR were i..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence Grant for Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Canberra, Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported in part by a National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence Grant for Paediatric Emergency Medicine (GNT1058560), Canberra, Australia, and the Victorian Governments Infrastructure Support Program, Melbourne, Australia.