Respiratory Depression on the Wards: Why Better Monitoring may be the Answer?
Journal Title: Research and Practice in Anesthesiology – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Although, deaths during anesthesia are rare, deaths in the post-operative period are not.1 The third leading cause of death in the United States is mortality after surgery, during the ‘recovery and rehabilitation’ period.2 The most common cause of 30-day post-operative mortality unsurprisingly, is cardiorespiratory complications. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) rated post-operative respiratory failureas the fourth most common patient safety event in its 2015 report. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on a true definition of respiratory depression. The incidence of respiratory depression, based on varied definitions and criteria ranges from as little as 0.3% to 17%.
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Ashish K. Khanna
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