Abstract:
:The Western Australian Anaesthetic Mortality Committee has collected data since 1980. During this time, reporting of anaesthesia mortality has been mandatory in Western Australia, confidentiality and legal protection have been ensured, consistent definitions and classifications have been used, and reasonable estimates have been available for the number of surgical procedures performed. The data indicate that there was a decrease in anaesthesia-related mortality in the mid 1980s. Since then the rates have been relatively stable, in relation to both population and number of surgical procedures performed. At present, the rates are extremely low (< 1:50, 000 surgical procedures per annum), and similar to rates reported from other Australian states. While these figures are encouraging, their main function is to serve as the baseline for further improvements.
journal_name
Anaesth Intensive Carejournal_title
Anaesthesia and intensive careauthors
Gibbs N,Rodoreda Pdoi
10.1177/0310057X0503300511keywords:
subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-10-01 00:00:00pages
616-22issue
5eissn
0310-057Xissn
1448-0271pii
2004378journal_volume
33pub_type
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