Table 2.
Operative or procedural characteristics
| (n = 370) | |
|---|---|
| Semi-elective intervention | 233 (63%) |
| Emergency intervention (%) | 137 (37%) |
| Anaesthesia technique* | |
| General anaesthesia | 216 (59%) |
| Combined regional anaesthesia and sedation | 58 (16%) |
| Spinal anaesthesia | 49 (13%) |
| Sedation | 34 (9%) |
| Peripheral nerve block | 9 (2%) |
| Local and regional anaesthesia | 4 (1%) |
| Subspecialty | |
| General surgery | 208 (56%) |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 60 (16%) |
| Urology | 41 (11%) |
| Gynaecology | 23 (6%) |
| Cardiology | 15 (4%) |
| Plastic surgery | 9 (2%) |
| Neurosurgery | 6 (2%) |
| Gastroenterology | 4 (1%) |
| Otolaryngology | 3 (1%) |
| Pulmonology | 1 (0.3%) |
| Ophthalmology | 1 (0.3%) |
*In 16 patients, surgery was delayed or the decision was made to not operate at all, so no anaesthesia method could be registered