Audit on Current Practice of Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation of Anesthesia in the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Table 2
Preparation of equipment, monitoring, and anesthetic drugs at Gondar University Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.
Standards
No. of anesthetists
Who meet standards
Who did not meet the standards
Applied standards (%)
Are all available monitoring prepared
35
32
2
91.4
O2 supply, airway equipment, and a suction machine with suction catheter prepared and placed on the table beneath the patient’s head
35
34
1
97.1
Drugs like thiopentone (3–5 mg/kg) or propofol (1–3 mg/kg) or ketamine (1-2 mg/kg) for hemodynamically unstable patients, suxamethonium (1-2 mg/kg) and fentanyl (1-2 μg/kg) prepared
35
34
1
97.1
The role of the team confirmed
35
17
18
48.5
Anticipated difficult airway (LMA, cricothyroidotomy kit, and oxygenation plan) prepared
35
24
11
68.6
Reliable intravenous cannula placed for free drug and fluid administration
