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Quality Assurance Audit In Adult Cardiac Anaesthesia, Syed Shabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Hamid, Faisal Junejo
Quality Assurance Audit In Adult Cardiac Anaesthesia, Syed Shabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Hamid, Faisal Junejo
Department of Anaesthesia
Objective: To assess different anaesthesia-related quality indicators during adult cardiac surgery.
Methods: The prospective clinical audit was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from October 2016 to March 2017, and comprised all adult patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. Different anaesthesia-related quality indicators were observed during the pre-induction phase, before the cardiopulmonary bypass, during the procedure, and post-surgery till the transfer from the operating room to the cardiac intensive care unit. Data was analysed using SPSS 19.
Results: Of the 264 patients, 217(82.2%) had complete record; 160(73.7%) males and 57(26.3%) females. The overall mean age was 56.56±12.46 years. In …