Korean J Anesthesiol.
1978 Sep;11(3):239-249.
Anesthetic Experience with 14,337 Cases - Trends of Anesthesia
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- To evaluate historical trends, anesthetic experiences of 14, 337 in the total performed at the Korea University Hospital from Jan. 1966 through Dec. 1977 were analyzed statistically according to age, sex, department, methods, physical status, duration of anesthesia, induction agents, main agents and anesthetic techniques. The results were as follows: 1) General anesthesia has been used as almost the main method of anesthesia. 2) Patients were about half in the 21~40 group of age. 3) Male patients were 2. 2 times more than females. 4) The most largest department for surgery was of patients in general surgery. 5) According to the ASA, classification of physical status, patients in class 1 were 43. 5%, and elective surgery to emergency ratio was 1. 3 to 1. 6) Patients in the 1~ 2 hour duration group were 41. 7%. 7) Thiopentone has mainly been used for intravenous induction. 8) Ether had mainly been used for a main anesthetic agent until 1970, but balanced anesthesia has been used with increasing favor since that time. 9) In almost all cases, a semiclosed circle absorption system has been employed and non- rebreathing system has recently been used with increasing favor for pediatric anesthesia.
