Difficult intubation in the adult patients undergoing oropharygolaryngeal, neck, and maxillofacial procedures: Thai Anesthesia Incident Monitoring Study (Thai AIMS).

Background: Difficult intubation is one of the common anesthetic related complications during the perioperative period. In the patients with pathology or disease involving the oropharyngolarynx, neck, or maxillo-facial region, they might have a potentially higher risk than the general population.

Objective: To determine the characteristics and the contributing factors of difficult intubation in the adult patients undergoing oropharyngolaryngeal, neck, and maxillofacial procedures, and the factors minimizing this incidence and the suggested corrective strategies.

Anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in children: the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study).

Background And Objective: The Thai Anesthesia Incidents study (THAI Study) is the first national study of anesthesia outcomes during anesthesia practice in Thailand. The authors extracted data of 25,098 pediatric cases from the THAI Study in order to examine the incidence, suspected causes, contributory factors, and suggested corrective strategies associated with anesthesia-related cardiac arrest.

Material And Method: A multi-centered prospective descriptive study was conducted among 20 hospitals across Thailand over a year between March 1, 2003 and February 28, 2004.

Multicentered study of model of difficult endotracheal intubation by incident reports from university and non-university hospitals.

Objective: To compare the characteristics, causative factors, outcomes, prevention, and suggested preventive strategies of difficult intubation between university (U) and general community (non-U) hospitals.

Material And Method: One thousand nine hundred and ninety-six reports were reviewed from Thai anesthesia incident monitoring study (Thai AIMS) conducted in 51 hospitals nationwide between January and June 2007. Thirty-four cases ofDI were reported from U hospitals and 69 cases from non-U hospitals.

Risk factors of intraoperative oxygen desaturation: a case-control study of 152,314 anesthetics.

Background: The present study was part of the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study) of anesthetic adverse outcomes.

Objective: To determine factors related to intraoperative oxygen desaturation (SpO2 < or =85% or < 90% for more than 3 min).

Material And Method: During a 12-month period (February 1, 2003 - January 31, 2004), a prospective multicentered registry of patients receiving anesthesia was conducted in 20 hospitals across Thailand Anesthesia personnel filled up patient-related, surgical-related, and anesthesia related variables and adverse outcomes including intraoperative oxygen desaturation.

The Thai Anesthesia Incidents (THAI Study) of anesthetic risk factors related to perioperative death and perioperative cardiovascular complications in intracranial surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the correlations between anesthetic risk factors and perioperative cardiovascular complications as well as perioperative death within 72 hours.

Material And Method: This case controlled took the data from the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study), a prospective multi-centered registry of anesthesia in Thailand. The authors included all the patients who received intracranial surgery from 20 hospitals throughout Thailand.