title: Survey and management of anaesthesia related complications in PACU.
abstract: It is the first prospective study about anaesthesia related postoperative complications conducted in Hamad General Hospital. Total 1128 adult patients admitted to the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) during a period of three months were surveyed for anaesthesia related complications. Documented complications were found in 48 patients i.e. 4.25% of patients' population. The types of complications were related to the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, nausea/vomiting and body temperature in this descending order. Most of the complications happened to healthy ASA I and II patients. Factors that play major role in determining the immediate postoperative complications were the ASA status, the level of anaesthesia seniority attending the patient, the urgency and the nature of procedure. We tried to find other factors that may influence complications in addition, discussed below.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Anaesthesia/ICU, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Jafar H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Faraj
authors.affiliation: Consultant Anaesthesia/ICU, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: A R R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vegesna
authors.affiliation: Specialist, Anaesthesia/ICU, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Mudali
authors.affiliation: Specialist, General Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khairay
authors.affiliation: Consultant Anaesthesia/ICU, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Shaikh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nissar
authors.affiliation: Director of Nursing, HGH-OR, OR-PACU and Day Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Muna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfarhan
authors.affiliation: Registered Nurse, Head of PACU, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Kareema
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sabir
authors.affiliation: Registered PACU Nurses, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Fawkia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El-Imam
authors.affiliation: Registered PACU Nurses, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anto
authors.affiliation: Registered PACU Nurses, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Teofila
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Go
keywords: Post-anaesthesia Care Unit; anaesthesia; complications; postoperative