title: Eventful anaesthesia: can we prevent it?
abstract: To ensure the utmost safety, it is recommended that prior checking the machine and breathing systems as mandatory. Certain factors beyond the control of the anaesthesiologist lead to the operative room incidences jeopardizing the anaesthetised patient which otherwise cannot be prevented by prior custom checking. Delayed occlusion of a spiral reinforced endotracheal tube during prone position anaesthesia and faulty dual control knob of fresh gas flow of an anaesthesia machine leading to inadequate ventilation are given as examples. In above events, a prior checking the machine or tracheal tube, could not prevent its occurrence. However, use of a deputy of the objects resulted in uneventful anaesthesia.
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, A J Institute of Medical Sciences , Kuntikana, Mangalore, India .
authors: Thrivikrama Padur
authors: TP
authors: Tantry
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, A J Institute of Medical Sciences , Kuntikana, Mangalore, India .
authors: Harish
authors: H
authors: Karanth
authors: Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, A J Institute of Medical Sciences , Kuntikana, Mangalore, India .
authors: Pramal
authors: P
authors: Shetty
authors: Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Anaesthesiology, A J Institute of Medical Sciences , Kuntikana, Mangalore, India .
authors: Karunakara Kenjar
authors: KK
authors: Adappa
keywords: Bi-directional fresh gas flow; Incident reporting; Reinforced endotracheal tube; Tube occlusion