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 |