title: Intra-operative cardiac arrests.
abstract: This is a review of patients who had cardiac arrest in the operating suites at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan between January 1994 and December 1998. The main objectives of the study were to evaluate the incidence of intraoperative cardiac arrests, identify associated factors and, in particular, those factors that might be essential for better prognosis. The study was retrospective, descriptive and cross-sectional. The figures were retrieved from the theatre records, the intensive care records, case notes and pathology reports. During the study period, 6,356 operations were performed. There were 35 cardiac arrests giving an incidence of 55 per 10,000 operations. Of the 35 cases, 18(51.4%) were males while 17(48.6%) were females. The age range was 4 months to 84 years (mean 32.5 years) with wide distribution through the decades. Of the twenty-four patients (68.6%) that were done as emergency cases, four patients (17.1%) recovered fully. Of the 11(31.4%) elective cases, 5 (41.7%) made full recovery. Ten patients (28.6%) were ASA I & II, while 25 (71.4%) were graded ASA status III to V. The factors associated with cardiac arrest in this study included emergency operation and the ASA status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sanusi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soyannwo
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Amanor-Boadu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index