Key result
Gas delivery equipment claims drop ~45%, though most adverse outcomes remain preventable with better monitoring.
Why the study?
Adverse outcomes from anesthesia gas delivery equipment are rare but severe, and understanding their causes is essential to develop and confirm preventative strategies.
Adverse GDE outcomes are rare yet severe and mostly preventable by monitoring; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
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James B. Eisenkraft (1997) conducted an editorial in Adverse anesthesia outcomes (n=3,791). Anesthesia gas delivery equipment was evaluated on Adverse outcomes from gas delivery equipment (GDE). Adverse outcomes from anesthesia gas delivery equipment are rare and decreasing (2.2% of claims before 1985 vs 1.2% since 1985), though 78% of injuries could have been prevented by better monitoring.
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