17 February 2018

List of adverse anaesthesia events


Following is the list of adverse anaesthesia events, which must be reported and analysed to determine appropriate corrective and preventive action

·     Cough, hiccups, chopping on induction        
 ·     Inappropriate patient movement during recovery
·         Low BP, SpO2
·         Residual neuro-muscular block in recovery
·         ET tube inserted in right main bronchus
·         Slow to regain consciousness in recovery
·         Anaesthetic turned off too early in operation
·         Cardiac arrest after induction
·         Asystole, Bradycardia following induction
·         Postoperative fits in epileptic patients
·         Difficult intubation