Why the study?
The mortality risk related to anaesthesia in China remains poorly characterized.
Population
9,391,669 anaesthesia procedures in 10 cities within Hubei Province, China
Design
Serial cross-sectional study using annual surveys
Follow-up
24 h following anaesthesia administration
Authors
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Supports targeted safety audits in Chinese hospitals; leaves open whether declines reflect true gains or reporting shifts.
In a large Chinese cohort, anaesthesia-related mortality within 24 hours was 6.4 per 100,000 procedures and significantly decreased between 2017 and 2021.
Wang et al. (2023) studied this question.
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