Why the study?
What is the incidence of accidents, near accidents, and complications during anaesthesia in a teaching hospital?
Population
113,074 anaesthetics administered over a 10-year period in one teaching hospital, of which 97,496 were for…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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Observational data reinforce rarity of anaesthesia-related cardiac arrest; leaves open whether vigilance interventions reduce events in teaching hospitals.
What is the incidence of accidents, near accidents, and complications during anaesthesia in a teaching hospital?
Severe complications related to anaesthesia, such as cardiac arrest, are rare but occur, and are frequently associated with failure to check, lack of vigilance, and inattention.
Chopra et al. (1990) studied this question.