Outcomes of the Extreme Elderly Undergoing Anaesthesia and Surgery amongst Southeast Asians

Table 2

Intraoperative characteristics and events (n = 62).

	No. of patients (%)
Anaesthetic technique
GA	18 (29.0)
RA	36 (58.1)
Spinal	27 (43.5)
Epidural	4 (6.5)
PNB	5 (8.1)
MAC	5 (8.1)
RA + MAC	3 (4.8)
Monitoring
IA	3 (4.8)
CVP	0 (0)
BIS	4 (6.5)
Temperature	2 (3.2)
Intraoperative events
Hypotension	16 (25.8)
Required vasopressor boluses	25 (40.3)
Desaturation	1 (1.6)
Blood transfusion	9 (14.5)

MAC, monitored anaesthesia care; RA, regional anaesthesia; GA, general anaesthesia. RA + MAC refers to patients receiving both regional anaesthesia (centraneuraxial block or PNB) and monitored anaesthetic care. Hypertension is defined as NIBP systolic ≥180 for 2 or more consecutive readings. PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting. Missing data present, percentage taken as total available data.