Table 2 Demographic variables and other details of the reported incidents
Item (N=773) | Detail | Number of incidents (%) |
|---|---|---|
Patient sex | Male | 315 (40.8) |
Female | 357 (46.2) | |
NA | 101 (13.1) | |
Patient age | <18 years old | 51 (6.6) |
18 to 65 years old | 499 (64.6) | |
>65 years old | 175 (22.6) | |
NA | 48 (6.2) | |
Date of occurrence | Weekday | 692 (89.5) |
Weekend | 22 (2.8) | |
NA | 59 (7.6) | |
Time of occurrence | Working hours (8:00 am-4:00 pm) | 445 (57.6) |
Nonworking hours (4:01 pm-7:59 am) | 312 (40.3) | |
NA | 16 (2.1) | |
Place of occurrence | In the OR (including PACU) | 649 (84.0) |
Out of the OR | 93 (12.0) | |
NA | 31 (4.0) | |
Type of surgery | Elective surgery | 620 (80.2) |
Emergency surgery | 110 (14.2) | |
Labor analgesia | 4 (0.5) | |
NA | 39 (5.0) | |
Phase of anesthesia when incident occurred | Preinduction | 62 (8.0) |
Induction | 77 (10.0) | |
Maintenance | 247 (32.0) | |
Emergence | 73 (9.4) | |
Recovery in PACU | 31 (4.0) | |
Postoperative period | 77 (10.0) | |
During spinal or regional anesthesia procedure | 45 (5.8) | |
NA | 161 (20.8) |