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Table 2 Characteristics of postanesthesia falls

From: Incidence and characteristic analysis of in-hospital falls after anesthesia

Patient ID

Gender

Age (years)

ASA class

Type of surgery

Type of anesthesia

Injury after fall

Hours after anesthesia

Outcome

1

M

66

3

Debridement of hip wound

LMA

Scalp laceration

24

Wound repair

2

M

76

2

Herniorrhaphy

SA

NP

9.7

 

3

F

64

2

Hemorrhoidectomy

IV sedation

NP

3.3

 

4

M

61

2

FESS

ETGA

Scalp laceration

23.3

Wound repair

5

F

36

3

Arteriovenous graft

LMA

Head injury

19.8

Admitted to ICU

6

M

71

3

Endoscopic examination

IVG

NP

2.6

 

7

F

52

1

Sling operation

SA

NP

8.5

 

8

M

92

3

TURP

SA

Humeral fracture

23.5

ORIF

9

M

83

2

Endoscopic examination

IV sedation

Shoulder contusion

3.6

X-ray examination

10

F

53

2

Knee arthroplasty

LMA + NB

NP

14.6

 
  1. FESS functional endoscopic sinus surgery, IV sedation intravenous sedation anesthesia, ICU intensive care unit, LMA laryngeal mask anesthesia, NB femoral nerve block for pain control, NP nothing in particular, ORIF open reduction and internal fixation surgery, SA spinal anesthesia, TUPP transurethral resection of the prostate