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1
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Define risk.

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Danger or hazard; probability of suffering harm or other untoward outcome

2
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Define complication.

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A problem that makes a disease or condition worse or more difficult to treat

3
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A problem that makes a disease or condition worse or more difficult to treat

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Complication

4
Q

Danger or hazard; probability of suffering harm or other untoward outcome.

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Risk

5
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Define side effect.

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Consequence of an agent other than expected

6
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Consequence of an agent other than expected

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Side effect

7
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Define adverse event.

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Harmful, usually unexpected

occurrence; deviation from normal course or progression in recovery, health, or well-being

8
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Harmful, usually unexpected

occurrence; deviation from normal course or progression in recovery, health, or well-being

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Adverse event

9
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Define acute.

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Occurring during performance of a procedure, administration of a drug, etc.

10
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Define intermediate.

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Occurring during the existence of a drug or device in a patient

11
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Define long-term.

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Occurring after elimination of a

drug or removal of a device from a patient

12
Q

ASA, Committee on Professional Liability:
Chair?
Location?
How many insurance companies participate?
Time period?
How many cases per year?
How many claims in database?

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Chair: Frederick Cheney, Jr., MD (1985)
Location: University of Washington, Seattle
35 insurance companies participate
Time period: 1985 - present
Cases per year: 300
Claims in database: 7300
13
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The goal of the American

Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Closed Claims Project is to:

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identify major areas of loss in anesthesia, patterns of injury, and strategies for prevention.

14
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3 parts of goal of ASA Closed Claims project:

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1) ID major areas of loss in anesthesia
2) ID patterns of injury
3) ID strategies for prevention

15
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Name five means for confirming success or failure of endotracheal intubation.

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1) Chest rises and falls
2) Condensation appears and disappears
3) Compliance of bag (refills)
4) Capnography
5) Auscultation

16
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Gold standard for confirming endotracheal intubation

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Capnography: 3 repeating waveforms

17
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How many adverse respiratory event claims end in death or brain damage?

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85%

18
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Of those adverse respiratory event claims that ended in death/brain damage, how many were due to esophageal intubation?

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18%

19
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Of those adverse respiratory event claims that ended in death/brain damage, how many were due to difficult airway?

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17%

20
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Of those adverse respiratory event claims that ended in death/brain damage, auscultation led to a misdiagnosis in what percentage of cases?

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48%

21
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Proportion of anesthesia-related morbidity/mortality that are related to airway?

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35% (Largest proportion compared to other reasons)

22
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Difficult airway, percentage occurrence in: 
Induction:
Intraop:
Extubation:
Recovery:

Of those, percentage that resulted in brain damage/death?

A

Induction: 67%, 48% in BD/D
Intraop: 15%, 69% in BD/D
Extubation: 12%, 92% in BD/D
Recovery: 5%, 58% in BD/D

23
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Of those difficult airway events, an event in which stage of care is most likely to result in brain damage or death?

A

Extubation/emergence

24
Q

Airway injury during procedure is more likely to be reported in which gender?

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Female (69%)

25
Q

Airway injury during procedure is more likely to be reported in what age group?

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Adult (96%)

26
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Airway injury during procedure is more likely to be reported in inpatient or outpaitent?

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Inpatient (73%)

27
Q

Airway injury during procedure is more likely to be reported in what ASA statuses?

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ASA I-II (73%)

28
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Difficult intubation reported in what percentage of airway injury cases?

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39%

29
Q

Most likely site in body to be listed for airway injury?

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Larynx (33%)

30
Q

Most likely site in body at which airway injury to would result in death?

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Esophagus (19%)

31
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Leading cause of airway injury to larynx?

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Vocal cord paralysis (34%)

32
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Leading cause of airway injury to pharynx?

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Perforation (37%)

33
Q

Leading cause of airway injury to esophagus?

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Perforation (90%)

34
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What factors make a patient more vulnerable to airway injury in the esophagus?

A

Female
>60 years old
Difficult intubation (62%)

35
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Early findings of perforation in the airway include:

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Subcutaneous emphysema
Pneumothorax
CXR changes

36
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Late findings of perforation in the airway include:

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Mediastinitis
Retropharyngeal abcess
Pneumonia

37
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Anesthesia-related obstetric mortality?

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1:500,000

Overall obstetric mortality is 1:20,000.

38
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In relation to obstetric mortality, anesthesia ranks:

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3rd or lower

39
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Leading cause of obstetric anesthetic mortality?

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AIRWAY: failure to secure patient airway + aspiration are the two leading factors