Dental injuries in relation to general anaesthesia: A retrospective study
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Apr 27, 2019
Christensen RE, et al. - Researchers focused on dental injury in relation to general anaesthesia. They looked at the type and extent of the injuries as well as the timing of recognition. For this purpose, the nationwide electronic database available at the Danish Patient Compensation Association was reviewed and all claims, between 2007 and 2017, classified as possible dental injuries in relation to general anaesthesia were analyzed. The central maxillary incisors were most commonly injured, with 174 (25.3%) cases related to the left and 118 (17.2%) cases associated with the right incisor. In 296 (64.4%) and 69 (15%) cases, Macintosh laryngoscope and supraglottic airway device was used, respectively, for airway management. A fracture was the most commonly reported dental injury related to general anaesthesia. Use of more than two intubation attempts and in-hospital recognition of injury guaranteed more frequent approval of the claims.
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