The Danish Anaesthesia Database

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Table 1 Danish Anaesthesia Database quality indicators

Preoperative	Fraction of patients without information of preoperative risk factors, indicator standard <5%
Airway management	Fraction of patients with unanticipated difficult airway management, indicator standard <6%
	Fraction of patients with impossible mask ventilation, indicator standard <0.16%
Perioperative	Fraction of patients with insufficient regional anesthesia, indicator standard <3%
	Fraction of patients with anesthesia related complications, indicator standard <3.5%
	Fraction of patients undergoing elective cesarean section during general anesthesia, indicator standard <5%
	Fraction of patients with regional anesthesia undergoing elective cesarean section requiring a conversion to general anesthesia (emergency grade 4), indicator standard <1%
	Fraction of patients undergoing emergency cesarean section (grade 1–3) during general anesthesia, indicator standard <15%
	Fraction of patients undergoing emergency cesarean section with regional anesthesia requiring a conversion to general anesthesia (grade 1–3), indicator standard <1%
	Fraction of patients with non-emergency bleeding where hemoglobin level is measured prior to erythrocyte transfusion, indicator standard =100%
Postoperative	Fraction of patients arriving at the postoperative observation unit with hypothermia (<36°C) after a duration of anesthesia >2 hours, indicator standard <5%
	Fraction of patients with severe postoperative pain (numeric rating scale >7) in the postoperative observation unit, indicator standard <5%
	Fraction of patients with nausea requiring treatment in the postoperative observation unit, indicator standard <2%

Table 2 Danish Anaesthesia Database registered complications

Accidental dural puncture

Aspiration

Anaphylactic shock

Prolonged neuromuscular blockade

Dental damage

Medication/device error

Malignant hyperthermia

Cardiac arrest

Unanticipated respiratory insufficiency necessitating non-invasive ventilation/tracheal intubation prior to discharge from the postoperative observation unit

Anesthesia awareness

Patient death