Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Feb 1997
Report of the Anaesthetic Mortality Committee of Western Australia 1990-1995.
The structure and function of the Anaesthesia Mortality Committee of Western Australia are described. Reports of 500 deaths from 1990 to 1995 are analysed and discussed. ⋯ Deaths due mainly to anaesthetic factors are estimated to occur once in every 40,000 operations in Western Australia. One or two otherwise healthy people die each year in Western Australia from an anaesthetic mishap.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Feb 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialBlood loss during suction termination of pregnancy with two different anaesthetic techniques.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Feb 1997
Comparative StudyA written guideline implementation can lead to reductions in laboratory testing in an intensive care unit.
The impact of developing guidelines for laboratory testing in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was examined. Targeted blood tests were recorded on fifty cardiac surgery and fifty general intensive care patients retrospectively. Following the introduction of guidelines, the study was repeated with prospective data collection. ⋯ The potential cost savings for the annual admissions of 1,200 patients is N. Z.$81,636. This study shows that written guidelines can bring about major cost reduction in the short-term.