title: Airway management in the outpatient setting.
abstract: Most outpatient cosmetic procedures are now performed in surgeons' offices, with patients under local anesthesia and minimal intravenous sedation. Sedation at any level beyond minimal creates the risk of airway obstruction and ventilatory depression, which can result in irreversible brain injury or death within minutes. This article discusses appropriate patient and procedure selection, and outlines the personnel, equipment, and techniques necessary to avoid such outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. kluba@dacc.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Luba
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Apfelbaum
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Cutter
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010045:Outpatients; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures
keywords: Airway management; Ambulatory anesthesia; Ambulatory surgery; Office-based anesthesia; Office-based surgery; Outpatient anesthesia; Outpatient setting; Outpatient surgery