title: [Multifactorial index of the risk of complications related to anesthesia].
abstract: Anaesthetic risk has been studied until now only in terms of mortality rates, and by single factor analysis. A multifactorial index of anaesthetic risk, taking into account all major complications related to anaesthesia that occur during--or within 24 hours of--surgery is proposed. Data were collected in a prospective survey among a representative sample of anaesthesias. The logistic model included a sample of 232 complications and a control group of 1 642 anaesthesias with no complications. Eight factors related to the patient's condition, and to the kind of surgery performed, were considered. Only six were found to have prognostic value, and--among them--the "previous complications" factor stood out. There was a good concordance between predicted and observed risk. The index may be used for a preoperative estimate of anaesthetic risk.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: Index multifactoriel du risque de complications liées à l'anesthésie.