Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Category | Number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Total Number of Patients | 7,866 |
| In-room Providers | |
| KRNA | 7,635 (97.1%) |
| Anesthesia student | 6,679 (84.9%) |
| Clinical officer | 140 (1.8%) |
| ASA Classification | |
| ASA 1 | 3,370 (42.8%) |
| ASA 2 | 4,074(51.8%) |
| ASA 3 | 388 (4.9%) |
| ASA 4 | 25 (0.32%) |
| ASA 5 | 9 (0.11%) |
| Male | 3,948 (50.2%) |
| Age* | |
| < 1 months | 355 (4.5%) |
| < 3 months | 555 (7.1%) |
| < 3 years | 1,250 (15.9%) |
| < 12 years | 2,075 (26.4%) |
| < 18 years | 2,442 (31.0%) |
| 18–65 years | 4,621(58.7%) |
| > 65 years | 803 (10.2%) |
| Anesthesia Type | |
| General | 4,491 (57.1%) |
| Regional / spinal | 2,895 (36.8%) |
| MAC | 480 (6.1%) |
| Monitors Used | |
| Pulse oximetry | 7,813 (99.3%) |
| Blood pressure | 7,737 (98.4%) |
| 3-lead ECG | 7,517 (95.6%) |
| End tidal CO2 | 4,829 (61.4%) |
| Temperature probe | 1,319 (16.8%) |
| Peripheral nerve stimulator | 147 (1.9%) |
| Safe Surgery Checklist | 7,822 (99.4%) |
*
For patients <18 years old, the age categories reported contain all patients less than the age listed in each line; thus, the summated percentages will be >100%. Categories for ages <18 years, 18–65 years, and >65 years equal 100%.
Abbreviations: ASA classification – American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, ECG – electrocardiogram, KRNA – Kenyan registered nurse anesthetist, MAC – monitored anesthesia care.