Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients received anesthesia management during January 2009 to December 2013 (n = 78,064)
From: Incidence and characteristic analysis of in-hospital falls after anesthesia
| Patient characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years old) | |
| 0–10 | 2051 (2.6) |
| 11–30 | 8409 (10.7) |
| 31–50 | 23,143 (27.6) |
| 51–70 | 31,226 (40.0) |
| >70 | 13,235 (16.9) |
| Gender | |
| M | 39,941 (51.2) |
| F | 38,105 (48.8) |
| ASA classa | |
| I | 16,889 (21.6) |
| II | 38,657 (49.5) |
| III | 20,861 (26.7) |
| IV | 1511 (1.9) |
| V | 133 (0.2) |
| Emergency operation | 3616 (4.7) |
| Type of anesthesia | |
| General anesthesia | 57,619 (73.8) |
| Intravenous sedation anesthesia | 18,100 (23.2) |
| Regional and other anesthesia techniques | 2345 (3) |
| Admission after operation | |
| General wards | 63,778 (81.7) |
| Intensive care units | 7026 (9.0) |
| Discharged from recovery room | 7182 (9.2) |
| Others | 78 (0.1) |
| Completion of postoperative visits (in-hospital) | 97.8 % |