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Table 2 Details of anesthesia practice

From: The challenge of safe anesthesia in developing countries: defining the problems in a medical center in Cambodia

Qualification of individual performing anesthesia

n or n (%, CI)

Physician (specialist) anaesthetist

4

Non-specialist physician anaesthetist (general physician background)a

10

Nurse anaesthetist

1

Types of anesthesia

 General anesthesia

1059 (54.3%; CI, 51.7–56.8)

 Spinal anesthesia

550 (28.2%; CI, 25.9–30.5)

 Brachial plexus block

183 (9.4%; CI, 7.9–10.9)

 Sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy

161 (8.2%; CI, 6.8–9.6)

Medications and fluids commonly used

 Intravenous hypnotic agent

Diazepam,Propofol

 Volatile anesthetic agent

Isoflurane

 Analgesic agent

Fentanyl

 Muscle relaxant agent

Succinylcholine Vecuronium bromide

 Local anesthetic agent

Lidocaine,Bupivacaine

 Intravenous fluids agent

Crystalloids

Five most frequent perioperative anesthesia complicationsb

 Hypoxia

14

 Hypotension and Hypertension

12

 Arrhythmia

12

 Shivering

10

 Anaphylaxis

8

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval
  2. aA graduate of a medical school who has not completed a specialist training program in anesthesia but has undergone some anesthesia training; bComplications suggested by the anesthesia providers form the questionnaire, data are presented as the number of staff suggested, and the total number of staff surveyed is 15