Table 4 Operation theatre management
From: Mortality following emergency laparotomy: a Swedish cohort study
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Primary surgery | 597 (84.1) |
Reoperation | 113 (15.9) |
Surgical procedure | |
All intestinal resections | 252 (35.5) |
Resection of small intestine | 155 (21.8) |
Resection of colon | 84 (11.8) |
Resection of small intestine and colon | 14 (2.0) |
Resection of other abdominal organ | 15 (2.1) |
Intestinal stoma | 178 (25.1) |
Intestinal anastomosis | 159 (22.4) |
Adhesiolysis | 320 (45.1) |
Anaesthesiologic care | |
Induction drug propofol | 593 (83.5) |
Induction drug ketamine and propofol | 52 (7.3) |
Induction drug ketamine | 62 (8.7) |
Thoracic epidural anaesthesia | 477 (67.2) |
Treated with vasopressor infusion | 505 (71.1) |
Arterial-line inserted | 253 (35.6) |
Anaesthesiologic complication- aspiration | 5 (0.7) |
Perioperative treatment with antibiotics | 555 (78.2) |
Level of competence in the OTa | |
Surgical registrar | 61 (8.6) |
Specialist in surgery | 196 (27.8) |
Senior consultant in surgery | 450 (63.6) |
Anaesthesiologic registrar | 273 (38.7) |
Specialist in anaesthesiology | 136 (19.3) |
Senior consultant in anaesthesia | 296 (42.0) |