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Table 5 Availability of facilities and equipments

From: The current state of anesthesia safety in a third world country: a cross-sectional survey among anesthesia providers in Ethiopia

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Always

Almost always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

(100%)

(76ā€“99%)

(51ā€“75%)

(26ā€“50%)

(1ā€“25%)

(0%)

Adequate lighting

18 (29%)

30 (48.4%)

11 (17.7%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Tilting operating table

42 (67.7%)

13 (21%)

7 (11.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Oropharyngeal airways (all size)

29 (46.8%)

26 (41.9%)

3 (4.8%)

4 (6.5%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Supply of oxygen

36 (57.3%)

22 (36.2%)

4 (6.5%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Facemasks (all size)

46 (74.2%)

14 (22.6%)

2 (3.2%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Laryngoscope (for all age)

35 (56.5%)

24 (38.7%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Endotracheal tubes (for all age)

33 (53.2%)

21 (33.9%)

8 (12.9%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Intubation aids

11 (17.7%)

19 (30.6%)

26 (41.9%)

3 (4.8%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

Suction device

30 (48.4%)

26 (41.9%)

6 (9.7%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

Self-inflating bags

45 (72.6%)

11 (17.7%)

6 (9.7%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

Equipment for spinal anesthesia

30 (48.4%)

24 (38.7%)

4 (6.5%)

4 (6.5%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

Sterile gloves

54 (87.1%)

8 (12.9%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

IV infusions and injection equipment

24 (38.7%)

21 (33.9%)

14 (22.6%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Stethoscope

49 (79%)

10 (16.1%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

Defibrillator

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

8 (12.9%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

53 (85.5%)

Pulse oximetry

50 (80.6%)

12 (19.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

NIBP monitor

50 (80.6%)

9 (14.5%)

3 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

Capnography

13 (21%)

6 (9.7%)

4 (6.5%)

3 (4.8%)

1(1.6%)

35 (56.5%)

Electrocardiogram

32 (51.6%)

17 (27.4%)

13 (21%)

0 (0%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)