From: Characteristics and outcomes of unplanned intensive care unit admission after general anesthesia
PACU group (n=73) | Ward group (n=36) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular events | hypotension | 13 | 4 |
hypertension | 6 | 0 | |
arrhythmia | 4 | 1 | |
heart failure | 2 | 4 | |
myocardial ischemia | 3 | 2 | |
pulmonary embolism | 0 | 3 | |
cardiac arrest | 1 | 1 | |
anaphylaxis | 1 | 0 | |
Respiratory events | hypoxia | 21 | 5 |
hypercapnia | 1 | 0 | |
pneumothorax | 1 | 1 | |
pneumonia | 0 | 2 | |
airway obstruction | 3 | 1 | |
Neurological events | stroke | 1 | 1 |
involuntary movement | 1 | 0 | |
seizure | 0 | 2 | |
Anesthetic events | delayed emergence | 9 | 0 |
agitation | 2 | 0 | |
Surgical events | surgical site bleeding | 4 | 3 |
anastomotic leakage | 0 | 2 | |
Infection | sepsis | 0 | 3 |
Others | gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 0 | 1 |