Table 4 Underlying root causes of anesthetics drug administration error (n = 104)
Variables | Error | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Multi variate P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yes (n = 67) | no (n = 37) | Crude | Adjusted | ||
Doubt | |||||
yes | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
no | 49 | 18 | 2.87(1.24, 6.66)* | 2.45 (0.95, 6.33) | 0.06 |
Double check drugs | |||||
Yes | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 49 | 17 | 3.20(1.38,7.44)* | 3.51(1.34,9.19) | 0.01 |
Guidelines are accessible | |||||
Yes | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 49 | 22 | 1.86(0.79, 4.34)* | 1.41(0.51, 3.88) | 0.50 |
Who prepare anesthetics | |||||
students under supervision | 32 | 11 | 1.01(0.35,2.91)* | 0.97(0.30,3.13) | 0.97 |
another anesthetist | 23 | 8 | 4.36(1.6,11.88)* | 4.95(1.54,15.95) | 0.007 |
your own | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
how draw the drug into the srying | |||||
withdraw the drug then label the srying | 37 | 14 | 2.03(0.89,4.60) | 2.55(0.97, 6.72) | 0.058 |
label the syring first then withdraw the drug | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1 | |