Characteristics and outcomes for general anesthesia in Denmark
Authors' conclusion
This study offers the first comprehensive overview of adult patients undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark. Post-anesthesia complications were few and increased with ASA classification.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years) undergoing GA in Denmark during 2020 and 2021cases in 328,951 unique patients
- Participants
- 453,133 adults
- Outcome
- Characteristics and outcomes of GA
Methodological detailsnationwide registries, descriptive
- Nationwide registries
- Descriptive
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Median age, years (quartiles: 41, 71)
- 57
- Females
- 242,679 (54%)
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) II (most prevalent ASA classification)
- 49%
- ASA classification data missing
- less than 1%
- Stroke within 30 days
- 0.1%
- In-hospital cardiac arrest within 30 days
- 0.2%
- ICU stay within 30 days
- 3.9%
- 30-day mortality
- 1.8%
- 1-year mortality
- 6.3%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Characteristics and outcomes for general anesthesia in Denmark. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 20 May 2024. doi:10.
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