Post-Anesthesia Critical Events at an Ethiopian Hospital

422 patient records detail critical incidents in a post-anesthesia care unit. The data captures 214 complications, with cardiovascular and respiratory events being most common. It was collected in a prospective cross-sectional study at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from June to September 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between BMI categories (underweight, overweight) and the odds of critical events using multivariable logistic regression.
• Model the risk of critical events based on anesthesia duration (1-2 hours, >2 hours) and ASA physical status (II, III, IV).
• Investigate the impact of intraoperative complications and proper patient handover on the likelihood of post-anesthetic incidents.
• Examine the relationship between PACU staff training status and the incidence of cardiovascular or respiratory-related events.

Strengths

• Includes 422 patient records from a defined four-month study period (June-September 2024).
• Identifies statistically significant risk factors (e.g., BMI, ASA status, anesthesia duration) with reported adjusted odds ratios and confidence intervals.
• Focuses on a specific clinical setting (post-anesthesia care unit) with detailed outcome categorization (e.g., 42% cardiovascular events).

Limitations

• Small sample size of 422 patients limits generalizability and statistical power for rare event analysis.
• Data is from a single hospital in Ethiopia, which may not represent patient populations or clinical practices in other regions.
• The dataset is very small (29.9 KB), indicating limited scope and likely a summary or aggregated view rather than raw patient-level data.

Provenance

Source

Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.

Collection Method

Institution-based prospective cross-sectional study.

Time Range

June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024.

Freshness

Data covers June to September 2024; metadata last updated March 2026.

Geography

Debre Markos, Ethiopia.