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Adult Anaesthesia Practice at Zinder National Hospital

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjacc.2025.v07i01.001
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Introduction: Anesthesia allows surgery to proceed smoothly, with pain suppression, patient immobility and neurovegetative protection. The aim of this study is to describe anesthetic practice in adults at Zinder National Hospital. Patients and Method: it was a prospective cross-sectional study including patients aged at least 16 undergoing surgery at the Zinder national hospital from December 4, 2023 to March 3, 2024 (3 months). Results: During the study period, 560 anaesthetic procedures were performed in the operating theatre, of which 329 (58.8%) involved patients aged 16 or over. The mean age was 38.7±17.8, with extremes of 16 and 85 years. Past history was present in 30% of patients, dominated by hypertension. The types of surgery were: visceral surgery 48.9% followed by traumatology 27.1%, all patients were evaluated before anesthesia. General anesthesia (GA) was used in 61.4% of cases. In 55.3% of cases, patients were classified as ASA I. The drug regimen most commonly used for GA was: fentanyl, suxamethonium and ketamine in 38.4% of cases, and for spinal anesthesia, the bupivacaine-fentanyl combination. Anesthesia was provided by 2 anesthesiologists and 10 anesthesia technicians. More than half the patients developed adverse events in the operating room, and one (1) patient died (0.3%). Conclusion: This study provides us with information on the socio-demographic characteristics of patients, the types of surgery and the characteristics of adult anaesthesia at Zinder National Hospital. A number of aspects remain to be improved, including the number of anaesthetists and the availability of equipment such as respirators and capnographs.

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