TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics and outcomes for general anesthesia in Denmark
AU - Mortensen, Signe Østergaard
AU - Pælestik, Maria Bolther
AU - Lind, Peter Carøe
AU - Holmberg, Mathias Johan
AU - Granfeldt, Asger
AU - Stankovic, Nikola
AU - Andersen, Lars Wiuff
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - BACKGROUND: General anesthesia is common, but concerns regarding post-operative complications and mortality remain. No study has described the Danish patient population undergoing general anesthesia on a national level. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark.METHODS: This study was a registry-based observational cohort study of adult patients (≥18 years) undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark during 2020 and 2021. Data from nationwide registries covering patient characteristics, anesthesia and procedure information, and patient outcomes were combined. Descriptive statistics were used to present findings, both overall and in subgroups based on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification.RESULTS: We identified 453,133 cases of general anesthesia in 328,951 unique patients. The median age was 57 years (quartiles: 41, 71), and 242,679 (54%) were females. Data on ASA classification were missing for less than 1% of the population, and ASA II was the most prevalent ASA classification (49%). Among cases of general anesthesia, 0.1% experienced a stroke, 0.2% had in-hospital cardiac arrest, and 3.9% had a stay in the intensive care unit within 30 days. Mortality at 30 days and 1 year were 1.8% and 6.3%, respectively, increasing with a higher ASA classification.CONCLUSION: This study offers the first comprehensive overview of adult patients undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark. Post-anesthesia complications were few and increased with ASA classification.
AB - BACKGROUND: General anesthesia is common, but concerns regarding post-operative complications and mortality remain. No study has described the Danish patient population undergoing general anesthesia on a national level. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark.METHODS: This study was a registry-based observational cohort study of adult patients (≥18 years) undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark during 2020 and 2021. Data from nationwide registries covering patient characteristics, anesthesia and procedure information, and patient outcomes were combined. Descriptive statistics were used to present findings, both overall and in subgroups based on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification.RESULTS: We identified 453,133 cases of general anesthesia in 328,951 unique patients. The median age was 57 years (quartiles: 41, 71), and 242,679 (54%) were females. Data on ASA classification were missing for less than 1% of the population, and ASA II was the most prevalent ASA classification (49%). Among cases of general anesthesia, 0.1% experienced a stroke, 0.2% had in-hospital cardiac arrest, and 3.9% had a stay in the intensive care unit within 30 days. Mortality at 30 days and 1 year were 1.8% and 6.3%, respectively, increasing with a higher ASA classification.CONCLUSION: This study offers the first comprehensive overview of adult patients undergoing general anesthesia in Denmark. Post-anesthesia complications were few and increased with ASA classification.
KW - Denmark
KW - complications
KW - general anesthesia
KW - mortality
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U2 - 10.1111/aas.14442
DO - 10.1111/aas.14442
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38767280
SN - 0001-5172
VL - 68
SP - 888
EP - 897
JO - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
IS - 7
ER -