Population
1,464 consecutive cases receiving anaesthesia in Togo, West Africa
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Highlights urgent need for blood availability and training in Togo; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce avoidable perioperative deaths.
The study highlights a high rate of avoidable perioperative mortality associated with anaesthesia in Togo, primarily driven by cardiovascular/respiratory management issues and lack of blood availability.
Maman et al. (2005) studied this question.
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