title: [Complications related to anesthesia in the University of Occupational and Environmental Health Hospital].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Complications related to anesthesia remain a problem. We studied the incidence of complications during anesthesia in 2688 patients who had undergone anesthesia in the University of Occupational and Environmental Health Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  We checked the anesthesia records retrospectively and analyzed the collected data for the incidence of complications during anesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total incidence of complications during anesthesia was 8.7%:5.5% related to circulation and 1.9% to respiration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Complications related to anesthesia should be prevented as much as possible through anesthesiologists' efforts in protocol development and skilled assistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555.
authors.forename: Kouichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horishita
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Takeyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies