The Thai Anesthesia Incident Monitoring Study (Thai AIMS) of oxygen desaturation in the post-anesthetic care unit

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1531-1538

  Hintong, Thanoo ^a,g   Klanarong, Sireeluck ^b   Suksompong, Sirilak ^c   Chua in, Waraporn ^d   Chatmongkolchat, Sunisa ^e   Werawatganon, Thewarug ^f  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BUDDHACHINARAJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Hypoxia; Incident report; Oxygen desaturation; Post Anesthetic; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECOVERY ROOM; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249107577     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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