Table 1.
Key phrases used to identify PRAEs in the narrative text of the EMR
| Event | Key phrasesa |
|---|---|
| Apnea | Apnea, hypopnea, bag valve mask, bag‐valve mask, bvm, mask ventilat |
| Bronchospasm | Bronchospasm, bronchodilat, albut, racemic epi, ketamine |
| Hypoxemia | Hypox, low blood oxygen, low blood O2, prolonged oxygen, sup O2, supplemental O2, sup oxygen, supp oxygen, supplemental oxygen, oxygen level, O2 level |
| Laryngospasm | Laryngospasm, positive pressure, propofol, diprivan, succinylcholine, anectine, SpO2, oxygen sat, O2 sat |
Abbreviations: EMR, electronic medical record; PRAE, postoperative respiratory adverse event.
a
Each key phrase was placed between wild card characters, so that the record would be flagged regardless of the text surrounding the phrase. For example, “bronchodilat” would flag instances of both “bronchodilatory” and “bronchodilation.”