Table 1.
Mortality incidence in patients undergoing anesthesia according to studies performed in different countries between 1954 and 1989
| Investigator and Year of Publication | Time Period and Data Source | Study Population and Time of Death | Mortality Incidence per 10,000 anesthetics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perioperative | Anesthesia-Related | |||
| Beecher & Todd (1954)4 | 1948 – 1952 Group of 10 hospitals USA |
599,548 anesthetics Hospital death |
133.05 | 6.40 |
| Memery (1965)5 | 1955 – 1964 Private hospital USA |
69,291 anesthetics Deaths within 24h |
25.84 | 3.18 |
| Marx et al. (1973)6 | 1965 – 1969 Teaching hospital USA |
34,145 anesthetics Deaths within 7 days Excluded: Obstetric patients |
188.90 | 7.91 |
| Bodlander (1975)7 | 1963 – 1972 Teaching hospital Australia |
211,130 anesthetics Deaths within 24h or failure to regain consciousness |
19.32 | 5.87 |
| Harrison (1978)8 | 1967 – 1976 Teaching hospital South Africa |
240,483 anesthetics Deaths within 24h |
102.04 | 2.20 |
| Hovi-Viander (1980)9 | 1975 Group of 100 hospitals Finland |
338,934 anesthetics Deaths within 3 days |
18.48 | 1.98 |
| Turnbull et al. (1980)10 | 1973 – 1977 Teaching hospital Canada |
195,232 anesthetics Deaths within 48h |
22.0 | 1.28 |
| Tiret et al. (1986)11 | 1978 – 1982 Group of 460 hospitals France |
198,103 anesthetics Deaths within 24h |
18.28 | 3.45 |
| Olsson & Hallen (1988)12 | 1967 – 1984 Teaching hospital Sweden |
250,543 anesthetics Deaths in the OR |
2.40 | 0.30 |
| Pitt-Miller (1989)13 | 1976 – 1987 General hospital India |
129,107 anesthetics Deaths within 24h |
14.41 | 6.58 |
OR = Operating Room