Assessment of pre-anesthesia machine check and airway equipment preparedness: A cross-sectional study.

Habtu Adane Aytolign, Desalegn Muche Wudineh, Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe, Wubie Birlie Checkol, Misganaw Mengie Workie, Shimelis Seid Tegegne, Awoke Alemneh Ayalew

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Habtu Adane AytolignDepartment of Anesthesia University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia.

Desalegn Muche WudinehDepartment of Anesthesia, Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia.

Yophtahe Woldegerima BerheDepartment of Anesthesia University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia.

Wubie Birlie CheckolDepartment of Anesthesia University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia.

Misganaw Mengie WorkieDepartment of Anesthesia University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia.

Shimelis Seid TegegneDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Awoke Alemneh AyalewDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

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Background: Anesthesia Equipment malfunction is one of the most common factors contributing to intraoperative surgical patient morbidity and mortality. It is impossible to give anesthesia without proper anesthesia machine checks and airway equipment preparation. Therefore, all anesthesia professionals should make sure that the anesthetic machine and equipment are working correctly. Method: An institutional-based prospective observational study was conducted at the University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Operation rooms, from April 10, 2020 to May 10, 2020. About 90 anesthetists were working regularly in the operation theater both emergency and elective patients. Those include; 26 Msc holders, 17 MSc students, 7 BSc anesthetists, and 40 graduating BSc students. These descriptive data were presented with frequency, percentage, and table. Result: The overall compliance rate was 87%. Whereas; 12.46% of clinicians have not met the standard. Out of standards that were not performed, 25.81% were not available from the setup. Conclusion: The result shows that there was poor compliance with anesthesia machine check and equipment preparation before anesthesia in the operation theater according.

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PMID35734739

DOI10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103775

PMCPMC9207033

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