Characteristics of critical incidents |
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Age | Distribution for all anesthetics (%) | Number of incidents (%) total = 441 |
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Infants < 1 yo | 0.1 | 1 (0.2) |
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Pediatrics | 2.8 | 19 (4.4) |
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Adults (18 - 65 yo) | 71.2 | 288 (67.3) |
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Geriatrics > 65 yo | 25.9 | 120 (28.0) |
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Gender | Distribution for all anesthetics (%) | Number of incidents (%) | Odds ratio compared to female (95% CI) |
Male | 49.6 | 231 (52.4) | 1.18 (0.98 to 1.43) |
Female | 50.4 | 198 (44.9) |
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ASAa | Distribution for all anesthetics (%) | Number of incidents (%) | Odds ratio compared to ASA 1 (95% CI) |
1 | 40.2 | 79 (18.5) | - |
2 | 34.6 | 141 (32.9) | 2.08 (1.58 to 2.74) |
3 | 15.4 | 171 (40.0) | 5.68 (4.35 to 7.43) |
4 | 2.0 | 31 (7.2) | 7.93 (5.22 to 12.05) |
5 | 0.2 | 6 (1.4) | 13.70 (5.91 to 31.74) |
Status | Distribution for all anesthetics (%) | Number of incidents (%) | Odds ratio compared to emergency (95% CI) |
Elective | 74.1 | 331 (75.2) | 1.05 (0.85 to 1.31) |
Emergency | 25.9 | 110 (24.8) | - |
Time of incident | Distribution of start time for all anesthetics (%) | Number of incidents (%) | Odds ratio compared to daytime (95% CI) |
Daytime (08:00-17:00) | 83.7 | 327 (74.1) | - |
Out of hours | 16.3 | 114 (25.9) | 1.79 (1.45 to 2.23) |
Anesthesia techniqueb | Distribution for all anesthetics (%) | Number of incidents (%) | Odds ratio compared to GA (95% CI) |
GA | 83.9 | 358 (80.1) | - |
RA | 14.6 | 55 (12.3) | 088 (0.66 to 1.17) |
GA & RA | 0.5 | 18 (4.0) | 9.38 (5.79 to 15.21) |
MAC (including line placement) | 0.9 | 12 (2.7) | 3.05 (1.71 to 5.45) |