Monitoring and Preventing Respiratory Compromise

Focusing on detection and subsequent prevention is key to reducing the impact of respiratory compromise.([FOOTNOTE=Buist M, Bernard S, Nguyen TV, Moore G, Anderson J. Association between clinically abnormal observations and subsequent in-hospital mortality: a prospective study. Resuscitation. 2004;62(2):137-141.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE=Ochroch EA, Russell MW, Hanson WC, 3rd, et al. The impact of continuous pulse oximetry monitoring on intensive care unit admissions from a postsurgical care floor. Anesthesia and analgesia. 2006;102(3):868-875.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE=Lee LA, Caplan RA, Stephens LS, et al. Postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression: a closed claims analysis. Anesthesiology. 2015;122(3):659-665.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])