We often perceive that the most dangerous stage of surgery is the procedure itself. Many of us who undergo surgery fear the process. More often than not, we do not realize that sometimes the anaesthesia used during the operation is the hazardous stage of the process. It has been observed that anaesthesia errors or mistakes in its administration take place in a lot of our hospital operating rooms, a horrible truth that most of us do not have knowledge of until it takes the life of a friend or a loved one.

On the other hand, the use of anaesthesia is very significant as its introduction in the medical world has made life saving surgeries possible. Today, surgery is next to impossible if surgeons do not use this medical wonder. Further, people prefer anaesthesia to alleviate the pain of undergoing surgery.

Be that as it may, anaesthesia errors or mistakes still happen. But why do anaesthesia errors occur? Let us see the top three reasons why these happen.

First reason is poor communication between staff members in the hospital. This poor communication could be ascribed to personal conflicts, faulty procedures of technicians in dealing with anaesthesia and even fatigue. Oftentimes, errors in documenting the patient’s age and weight, medical history and past reactions to anaesthesia result in anaesthesia error. Read the rest of this entry »

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