From: Perianesthetic death: a 10-year retrospective observational study in a Japanese university hospital
Number | Age (year) | ASA-PS | Emergency | Sex | Period of the event leading to death | Pathophysiological process | Detailed description | Location of the event leading to death |
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1 | 78 | V | Yes | Male | Maintenance | Hypovolemia (hemorrhage) | Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; intraoperative massive hemorrhage and bradycardia | Operating room |
2 | 92 | IV | No | Female | Postoperative period | Hypovolemia (true hypovolemia) | Bowel obstruction due to transverse colon cancer; atrial fibrillation with tachycardia and a large amount of intestinal solution | General ward |
3 | 75 | III | No | Male | Postoperative period | Hypovolemia (true hypovolemia) | Hemodialysis; postoperative hyperkalemia; hemodialysis difficulty due to hypovolemia | General ward |
4 | 83 | V | Yes | Female | Postoperative period | Hypovolemia (hemorrhage) | Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; hypotension shortly after anesthesia induction; massive hemorrhage | Intensive care unit |
5 | 48 | V | Yes | Male | Postoperative period | Hypovolemia (sepsis) | Multiple organ failure and hypotension after replacement of the ascending aorta | Intensive care unit |
6 | 70 | V | Yes | Male | Maintenance | Hypovolemia (hemorrhage) | Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; intraoperative massive hemorrhage | Operating room |
7 | 59 | III | No | Male | Maintenance | Myocardial infarction | History of angina pectoris; intraoperative ventricular fibrillation following ST-elevation; possibility of cardiac ischemia | Operating room |
8 | 74 | V | Yes | Female | Maintenance | Myocardial infarction | Aortic dissection with mitral valve regurgitation; low output syndrome; myocardial infarction on cardiology | Intensive care unit |
9 | 12 | III | Yes | Male | Maintenance | Arrhythmia | Perforation of a stress ulcer; burn; ventricular fibrillation caused by hyperkalemia after transfusion | Intensive care unit |
10 | 88 | IV | Yes | Male | Postoperative period | Respiratory failure | Bladder hemorrhage and anemia with multiple comorbidities; hypoxia after surgery | Operating room |