Open AccessFactors and Economic Outcomes Associated with Documented Difficult Intubation in the United States
Author(s) -
Marilyn Moucharite,
Jianying Zhang,
Robert Giffin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s304037
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , mechanical ventilation , intensive care unit , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , health care , diagnosis code , obesity , intensive care medicine , surgery , environmental health , population , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Establishing good mechanical ventilation is a critical component and prerequisite to a wide range of surgical and medical interventions. Yet difficulties in intubating patients, and a variety of associated complications, are well documented. The economic burden resulting from difficult intubation (DI), however, is not well understood. The current study examines the economic burden of documented DI during inpatient surgical admissions and explores factors that are associated with DI.