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Table 1 Perioperative mortality under general anaesthesia

From: General anaesthesia related mortality in a limited resource settings region: a retrospective study in two teaching hospitals of Butembo

Issue

Patients (N = 921)

%

Recovery

838

91.0

Death (Overall mortality)

83

9.0

Mortality according to time

N = 83

 

 24H mortality (GA related mortality)

38

45.8

 After 24H mortality

45

54.2

Moment of Death

N = 83

 

 At induction

4

4.8

 During maintenance

5

6.0

 Postoperatively

74

89.2

Place of death in the hospital

N = 83

 

 Intensive care

52

62.7

 Patient Room/Ward

16

19.3

 Operating Room

14

16.9

 Postoperative care unit

1

1.2