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Associations of obesity with tracheal intubation success on first attempt and adverse events in the emergency department: An analysis of the multicenter prospective observational study in Japan

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  • Hiromasa Yakushiji
  • Tadahiro Goto
  • Wataru Shirasaka
  • Yusuke Hagiwara
  • Hiroko Watase
  • Hiroshi Okamoto
  • Kohei Hasegawa
  • on behalf of the Japanese Emergency Medicine Network investigators

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Obesity is deemed to increase the risk of difficult tracheal intubation. However, there is a dearth of research that examines the relationship of obesity with intubation success and adverse events in the emergency department (ED). We analyzed the data from a prospective, observational, multicenter study—the Japanese Emergency Airway Network (JEAN) 2 study from 2012 through 2016. We included all adults (aged ≥18 years) who underwent tracheal intubation in the ED. Patients were categorized into three groups according to their body mass index (BMI): lean (

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  • Hiromasa Yakushiji & Tadahiro Goto & Wataru Shirasaka & Yusuke Hagiwara & Hiroko Watase & Hiroshi Okamoto & Kohei Hasegawa & on behalf of the Japanese Emergency Medicine Network investigators, 2018. "Associations of obesity with tracheal intubation success on first attempt and adverse events in the emergency department: An analysis of the multicenter prospective observational study in Japan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(4), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0195938
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195938
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