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Table 6 Perioperative patient monitoring

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

Nā€‰=ā€‰62

Always

Almost always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

(100%)

(76ā€“99%)

(51ā€“75%)

(26ā€“50%)

(1ā€“25%)

(0%)

Clinical observation

52 (83.9%)

10 (16.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Audible signals and alarms

47 (75.8%)

15 (24.2%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Continuous use of pulse oximetry

57 (91.1%)

5 (8.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Intermittent NIBP monitoring

51 (82.3%)

11 (17.7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Capnography during intubation

7 (11.3%)

8 (12.9%)

8 (12.9%)

2 (3.2%)

3 (4.8%)

34 (54.8%)