Anaestesirelaterede dødsfald anmeldt til Patientforsikringen i perioden 1996-2004--sekundaerpublikation

Lars Dahlgaard Hove; Jacob Steinmetz; Jens Krogh Christoffersen; Ann Møller; Jacob Nielsen; Henrik Schmidt

Anaestesirelaterede dødsfald anmeldt til Patientforsikringen i perioden 1996-2004--sekundaerpublikation

Translated title of the contribution: [Closed claims analysis of deaths related to anesthesia in the period 1996-2004 registered by the Danish Patient Insurance Association]

Lars Dahlgaard Hove, Jacob Steinmetz, Jens Krogh Christoffersen, Ann Møller, Jacob Nielsen, Henrik Schmidt

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Abstract

We investigated the Danish Patient Insurance Association's files on patients registered as dead after a complication to anaesthesia. In 24 cases the patient's death was considered to result from the anesthetic procedure: six deaths were related to airway or ventilation management, four to central venous catheter placement, four as a result of medication errors, four from infusion pump problems and four after complications from regional blockades. Severe hemorrhage caused one death, and in one case the cause was uncertain. Several of the 24 deaths could potentially have been avoided.

Translated title of the contribution	[Closed claims analysis of deaths related to anesthesia in the period 1996-2004 registered by the Danish Patient Insurance Association]
Original language	Danish
Journal	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume	169
Issue number	34
Pages (from-to)	2780-1
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 20 Aug 2007

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Anaestesirelaterede dødsfald anmeldt til Patientforsikringen i perioden 1996-2004--sekundaerpublikation

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