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Life-threatening perioperative anesthetic complications: major issues surrounding perioperative morbidity and mortality
Joy Steadman, Blas Catalani, Christopher Sharp, Lebron Cooper
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000113 Published 28 August 2017
Joy Steadman
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Blas Catalani
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Christopher Sharp
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Lebron Cooper
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Life-threatening perioperative anesthetic complications: major issues surrounding perioperative morbidity and mortality
Joy Steadman, Blas Catalani, Christopher Sharp, Lebron Cooper
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Dec 2017, 2 (1) e000113; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000113
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- Major issues surrounding perioperative morbidity and mortality in anesthesiology
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- Human error as a factor
- Loss of airway/difficult intubation
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Opiate-induced respiratory depression
- OR fires
- Nerve injury
- Postoperative visual loss
- Major adverse cardiovascular events
- Temperature management
- Beta-blocker therapy
- Anticoagulant therapy
- Enhanced recovery after surgery
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