The Australian Incident Monitoring Study. Paediatric incidents in anaesthesia: an analysis of 2000 incident reports.

摘要: The first 2000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study (AIMS) were analysed compare anaesthetic in infants and children with those adults. Of 2000, 1790 (90%) involved adults, 151 (7%) 56 (3%) infants. Healthy (ASA I) generated a greater proportion of this group than adults infants, emphasizing need for maintaining same standards as higher risk groups. AIMS results are similar United States (US) paediatric "closed claims" studies; subset both US study made up 10% total. Also, studies, involving respiratory breathing circuit systems accounted nearly half problems, cardiovascular problems machine each 10-14% incidents. In procedures on head neck yielded proportionately more infant/child adult group, did systems. Incidents child often detected clinically; however, there no differences between three age groups way monitors used or performed; hence monitoring recommendations apply all Combined oximetry capnography would have 90% applicable could prevented claims arising from inadequate ventilation study.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) Language: en