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Identifying patients at risk of airway obstruction during procedural sedation is essential to improve safety and care, particularly for older patients with pre-existing diseases.
Identifying patients at risk of airway obstruction during procedural sedation can improve safety and care.
Emphasizes pre-sedation airway risk identification in elderly patients; leaves open prospective validation of screening protocols.
More complex surgical procedures are increasingly offered to older patients with pre-existing disease. Perioperative patient care is at the cornerstone of the current trend in anaesthesia research. Sedation practitioners also have a role to play as intra-operative events can have an impact on long-term morbidity and mortality. A common respiratory emergency encountered during sedation is airway obstruction. Identifying the patient at risk of obstruction will greatly improve the levels of safety and care.
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Roelofse et al. (2017) conducted a review in Airway obstruction during procedural sedation. Identifying patients at risk of airway obstruction during procedural sedation is essential to improve safety and care, particularly for older patients with pre-existing diseases.
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