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Risk Factors for Post-operative Planned Reintubation in Patients After General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and
Zhiqin Xie1,2, Jiawen Liu2, Zhen Yang1
1Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Background:
The occurrence of postoperative reintubation (POR) in patients after general anesthesia (GA) is often synonymous with a poor prognosis in patients. This is the first review analyzing scientific literature to identify risk factors of POR after general anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to collect currently published studies to determine the most common and consistent risk factors associated with POR after GA.
Methods:
We have retrieved all relevant research published before April 2021 from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library electronic databases. These studies were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Z test determined the combined odds ratio (OR) of risk factors. We used OR and its corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) to identify significant differences in risk factors. The quality of the study was evaluated with the NOS scale, and meta-analysis was carried out with Cochrane Collaboration's Revman 5.0 software.
Results:
A total of 10 studies were included, with a total of 7,789 recipients of POR. We identified 7 risk factors related to POR after GA: ASA ≥ 3 (OR = 3.58), COPD (OR = 2.09), thoracic surgery (OR = 17.09), airway surgery (OR = 9.93), head-and-neck surgery (OR = 3.49), sepsis (OR = 3.50), DVT (OR = 4.94).
Conclusion:
Our meta-analysis showed that ASA ≥ 3, COPD, thoracic surgery, airway surgery, head-and-neck surgery, sepsis and DVT were associated with POR after GA.
Systematic Review Registration:
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?, Identifier: CRD42021252466.
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