Table-6.
Analysis of anaesthesia related mortality (n=8/112)
| S.No | Variable | No. of Patients (n = 8) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASA status | I=(4, 50%) | |
| II=(2, 25%) | |||
| III=(2, 25%) | |||
| 2 | Emergency/Elective | Emergency (4, 50%) | |
| Elective (4, 50%) | |||
| 3 | Pre-existing system Involvement | No system involved (5, 62.5%) | |
| Cardiovascular system (3, 37.5%) | |||
| 4 | Place of occurrence | Operation Theatre (5, 62.5%) | |
| Intensive Care Unit (2, 25%) | |||
| General ward (1, 12.5%) | |||
| 5 | Phase of occurrence | Induction (1, 12.5%) | |
| Positioning (1, 12.5%) | |||
| Maintenance (1, 12.5%) | |||
| Emergence (2, 25%) | |||
| Postoperative (3, 37.5%) | |||
| 6 | Technique of anaesthesia | General anaesthesia (7, 87.5%) | |
| Combined spinal epidural (1, 12.5%) | |||
| 7 | Type and description of Incident | Type of event | Description |
| i)Airway (1,12.5%) | Laryngospasm (1,12.5%) | ||
| ii)Pulmonary (3,37.5%) | Early extubation – hypoxia (1, 12.5%) | ||
| Aspiration-hypoxia (1,12.5%) | |||
| Lack of oxygen supply-hypoxia (1, 12.5%) | |||
| iii)Cardiac (3,37.5%) | Cardiac arrest (1, 12.5%) | ||
| Hypotension anaphylactic shock (1, 12.5%) | |||
| Hypotension high spinal (1,12.5%) | |||
| iv)Cardiopulmonary (1,12.5%) | Early extubation-hypoxia Myocardial infarction and pulmonary edema (1, 12.5%) | ||
| 8 | Factor responsible | i)Human error (6,75%) | Lack of judgment (5, 67.5%) |
| Failure to check (1, 12.5%) | |||
| ii) Equipment = 0 | |||
| iii) Pharmacological (2, 25%) | |||
| Anaphylaxis (1, 12.5%) | |||
| Side–effect (1, 12.5%) | |||