1. Complicaciones agudas por intubación orotraqueal en un Servicio de Urgencias.
- Author
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Chavarría-Islas, Rafael Alejandro, Benítez, Luis Alberto Robles, Castellanos, Jorge Loria, and Luna, Juan Manuel Rocha
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INTUBATION , *PHYSICIANS , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *EMERGENCY medical services , *DISEASE management , *HOSPITAL medical staff - Abstract
Objective: To identify acute complications that occur during tracheal intubation and if the physician's experience is crucial in presenting them. Material and methods: An observational, transversal, descriptive, which included patients over 16 years of both sexes admitted to the Emergency Department from 1 September 2007 to January 31, 2008 with pathology requiring advanced management air. Results: A total of 150 intubation was realized, esophageal intubation main complication was 13.24%, where 52% of intubations were performed by residents. Conclusions: Esophageal intubation is a major acute complication in intubation, infl uencing the experience of the medical staff for their presentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012