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Table 4 Causes of poor monitoring during anaesthesia

From: Practice of standard monitoring during anaesthesia in hospitals of North Kivu: a survey of health facilities of the health antenna of Butembo

Cause of poor monitoring

ECG Never used

N = 36 (%)

Pulse oximeter Never used

N = 21 (%)

Complete standard Monitoring

N = 40 (%)

Lack of equipment

35 (97.2)

20 (95.2)

39 (97.5)

Lack of some monitoring parts (ECG electrodes, Pulse oximeter probes, …)

18 (50.0)

11 (52.4)

21 (52.5)

Lack of information

15 (41.7)

13 (61.9)

25 (62.5)

Lack of training

21 (58.3)

18 (85.7)

22 (55.0)