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Anesthesia-Related Issues in the ICU

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The need to assess and manage airway issues is not an infrequent event in the ICU. Acute or progressive respiratory distress or respiratory failure in the decompensating patient often requires special equipment, medications, skills, and knowledge to successfully manage. The most common events that require intervention include cardiac or pulmonary events, bleeding, airway edema, hypoventilation, and hypercapnia. These events often require different skills and equipment in the treatment of the incident.

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Pizzini, MA., Rubin, B.L. (2016). Anesthesia-Related Issues in the ICU. In: Martin, N.D., Kaplan, L.J. (eds) Principles of Adult Surgical Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33341-0_47

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