Association between off-hour presentation and endotracheal-intubation-related adverse events in trauma patients with a predicted difficult airway: A historical cohort study at a community emergency department in Japan.
Yuko OnoTakuya SugiyamaYasuyuki ChidaTetsuya SatoHiroaki KikuchiDaiji SuzukiMasakazu IkedaKoichi TanigawaKazuaki ShinoharaPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2016)
In this study, off-hour presentation was independently associated with ETI-related adverse events in trauma patients with a predicted difficult airway. These data imply the need for more attentive hospital care during nights and weekends.