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December 1, 2001Anaesthesia

Mortality associated with anaesthesia: a qualitative analysis to identify risk factors

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Why the study?

What are the incidence and risk factors for mortality associated with general, regional, or combined anaesthesia?

Population

869,483 patients who underwent either general, regional or combined anaesthesia from 1 January 1995 to 1…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

24 hours

Authors

MAM. Sesmu ArbousDGDiederick E. GrobbeeJKJack W. van Kleef

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Overview

Provides updated incidence benchmarks for peri-operative mortality; leaves open prospective evaluation of modifiable risks.

Structured PICO

What are the incidence and risk factors for mortality associated with general, regional, or combined anaesthesia?

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Population
869,483 patients who underwent either general, regional or combined anaesthesia from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 1997
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Intervention
General, regional or combined anaesthesia
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Outcome
Death within 24 h or remaining unintentionally comatose 24 h after anaesthesiasafety

Anaesthesia-related mortality is rare but frequently associated with human failure, cardiovascular management issues, and inadequate patient monitoring.

Cite This Study

Arbous et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bf8f64cc49ccc94a8fe03https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.02051.x
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