Recognition, management, and prevention of specific operating room catastrophes

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 810-821

  McHenry, Christopher R ^a,d   Berguer, Ramon ^b   Ortega, Rafael A ^c   Yowler, Charles J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINOPHYLLINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DANTROLENE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESMOLOL; FUROSEMIDE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; STEROID;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIST; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC BURN; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXPLOSION; FIRE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PULSE OXIMETER; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; THYROID CRISIS;

EID: 2142705702     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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