[Respiratory emergencies].
Respiratory emergencies were investigated from those occurring during anesthesia, especially with regard to safety measures. Causes included; errors in FiO2, circuit disconnections, and airway difficulties. For FiO2 errors, several specific patterns are known, and a few of those can now be prevented by using specific safety features. The disconnection alarm is not widely used in Japan. Maintaining good airways is not always easy and universally applicable measures are yet to be developed. The availability of fiberoptic bronchoscopes may promote safety in this regard.
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D000056:Accident Prevention; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices; D014140:Tracheotomy; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical