Acute complications of endotracheal intubation. Relationship to reintubation, route, urgency, and duration
Sixty-one consecutive medical intensive care unit patients who were intubated for more than three days were prospectively studied for complications. Patients who were reintubated had a higher incidence of all complications (chi square = 5.4; p less than .025), as did those with prolonged intubation...
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Published in | Chest Vol. 89; no. 2; p. 165 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.02.1986
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Summary: | Sixty-one consecutive medical intensive care unit patients who were intubated for more than three days were prospectively studied for complications. Patients who were reintubated had a higher incidence of all complications (chi square = 5.4; p less than .025), as did those with prolonged intubation (chi square = 16.1; p less than .005). Neither route nor urgency had an adverse clinical effect. In contrast there was a 13 percent incidence of acute tracheolaryngeal complications, but no association was found with reintubation, route, urgency, or total duration of endotracheal intubation. |
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ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
DOI: | 10.1378/chest.89.2.165 |