Detrimental Effects of Filling Laryngotracheal Airways To Excessive Pressure (DEFLATE-P): a quality improvement initiative

Abstract Background This quality improvement (QI) project was performed at a single center to determine the incidence of postoperative complications associated with use of cuffed airway devices. An educational program was then completed that involved training our anesthesia providers about complicat...

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Main Authors: Ashley V. Fritz, Gregory J. Mickus, Michael A. Vega, J. Ross Renew, Sorin J. Brull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-020-00963-6