Table 4.
Type of Event | No. of Events |
---|---|
Hypotension (uncontrolled) | 4,289 |
Other (mainly technical failures and complications of regional block techniques, fiber optic intubation, arterial or venous line insertion+ material defects) | 909 |
Persistent oxygen saturation <95% | 278 |
Difficult intubation with multiple attempts | 215 |
Arrythmia (ventricular or supraventricular) | 211 |
Body temperature below 35°C | 145 |
Laryngospasm | 142 |
ECG–Cardiac ischemia | 62 |
Bronchospasm | 62 |
Cardiac arrest | 40 |
Death | 36 |
Failed intubation | 28 |
Aspiration | 27 |
Allergic reaction | 23 |
Dental damage | 17 |
Iatrogenic pneumothorax | 14 |
Drug error | 14 |
Total | 6,512 |