Publications by authors named "Frank J Gencorelli"
Background: Anesthetic management of the child with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is challenging and fraught with hazards such as anemia, hypovolemia, and risk of difficult airway. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to determine the incidence and further define the anesthetic complications in this population.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study of all children who underwent operative intervention for post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (with or without adenoidectomy) from 1998 to 2005 at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Objectives: Determine incidence of complications such as difficult or failed intubation, hypoxemia, hypotension, and bradycardia in children undergoing rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in a pediatric anesthesia department in a tertiary care children's hospital.
Aim: To establish a benchmark to be used by other institutions and nonanesthesiologists performing RSI in children.
Background: RSI is being increasingly performed in the nonoperating room setting by nonanesthesiologists.
Background: Accurate recording of disposition of controlled substances is required by regulatory agencies. Linking anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) with medication dispensing systems may facilitate automated reconciliation of medication discrepancies.
Methods: In this retrospective investigation at a large academic hospital, we reviewed 11,603 cases (spanning an 8-mo period) comparing records of medications (i.