Comparative characteristic of risks for developing of adverse events and critical incidents during general and regional anesthesia. The analysis of 6 year clinical practice

Abstract

The goal of the study was to compare incidence and structure of adverse events and critical incidents during general and regional anesthesia (RA) in hospitals of Tyumen' town and Tyumen' region in 2008-2013. It was revealed that the incidence of adverse events was significantly higher for RA in comparison with general anesthesia both in annual samples and in total sample. However the frequency of critical incidents was significantly lower for RA comparing with general anesthesia. The results suppose that Ra isn't absolutely safe method but the percentage of critical incidents following RA is decreasing as percentage of RA is increasing in analgesia structure. When analgesia risk is assessed it is important to highlight not only adverse events but also critical incidents the might be bounded with life-threatening prognosis much more tightly.

Keywords

regional anesthesia / complications of regional anesthesia

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