Table 2. Summary of characteristics associated with “Anesthesia Stat!” calls in the post-anesthesia care unit.
a. AS! calls occurring while the anesthesia team taking care of the patient in the operating room was still present in the PACU were considered to have started upon arrival in the PACU or at time 0 and not from the Anesthesia Stop time to avoid negative times.
b. AS! calls in the PACU at greater than 60 minutes following the administration of opioid medication in the PACU in patients that were awaiting an inpatient bed.
AS! = Anesthesia Stat!; URI = upper respiratory infection; PACU = post-anesthesia care unit
| N (%) | |
| Age | |
| < 1 year old | 2 (6) |
| > 1 year old | 33 (94) |
| URI | |
| Present | 7 (20) |
| Absent | 26 (74) |
| Unknown | 2 (6) |
| Airway present for procedure | |
| Endotracheal tube | 16 (46) |
| Laryngeal mask airway | 15 (43) |
| Mask | 1 (3) |
| Unknown | 3 (8) |
| Airway present at time of call | |
| Endotracheal tube | 1 (3) |
| Laryngeal mask airway | 0 (0) |
| Mask | 34 (97) |
| Length of AS! call event (min) | 5 (1 - 73) |
| Time elapsed from anesthesia stop to AS! call (min) | 11 (0a – 280b) |
| Called before anesthesia stop | 15 (43) |
| Called after anesthesia stop | 20 (57) |