A critical incident during anaesthesia in the operation theatre

Authors

  • A A Abraham Yenepoya University
  • Ilahi Ghazi Yenepoya University

Keywords:

Anaesthesia equipment failure, broken oxygen flowmeter, oxygen shut down

Abstract

In this article, we describe a critical incident which occurred in our operation theatre involving an anaesthesia machine. The oxygen flowmeter broke into three pieces and completely shut down the oxygen flow during anaesthesia. A brief review of the literature on equipment failure during anaesthesia is also given.

Author Biographies

A A Abraham, Yenepoya University

MD, DA Associate Professor Department of Anaesthesiology Yenepoya Medical College Hospital Yenepoya University

Ilahi Ghazi, Yenepoya University

DA Post Graduate Department of Anaesthesiology Yenepoya Medical College Hospital Yenepoya University

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Published

2012-11-13

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Section

Letters to the Editor