Supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation and the risk of emergent postoperative intubation after general anaesthesia in adults: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Maximilian Hammer, Peter Santer, Maximilian S. Schaefer, Friederike C. Althoff, Karuna Wongtangman, Ulrich H. Frey, Xinling Xu, Matthias Eikermann, Philipp Fassbender
• Other Authors: Siriraj Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78416
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: We examined the association between emergent postoperative tracheal intubation and the use of supraglottic airway devices (SGAs) vs tracheal tubes. Methods: We included data from adult noncardiac surgical cases under general anaesthesia between 2008 and 2018. We only included cases (n=59...