Mortality related to anaesthesia in France: Analysis of deaths related to airway complications

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-370

  Auroy, Y ^a   Benhamou, Dan ^b   Pequignot F ^c   Bovet, M ^c   Jougla, E ^c   Lienhart, A ^d  

^a PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; ACID ASPIRATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ANESTHESIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION;

EID: 64149123525     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05792.x     Document Type: Article

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