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Clinical adverse event reporting• Aspir<strong>at</strong>ion of gastric contents.• Failed intub<strong>at</strong>ion.• Oesophageal intub<strong>at</strong>ion.Equipment• Anaesthetic machine malfunction or failure.• Monitor malfunction or failure.• Ventil<strong>at</strong>or or bre<strong>at</strong>hing system problem.• Drug or fluid delivery system problem.Organis<strong>at</strong>ional• Non-availability of a needed intensive care or high dependencybed.• Failure of communic<strong>at</strong>ion.• Delays in obtaining essential preoper<strong>at</strong>ive tests.• Inappropri<strong>at</strong>e grade of anaesthetists in rel<strong>at</strong>ion to the complexityof the case.• Inappropri<strong>at</strong>e pressure to proceed or relief not available.There is an opportunity on the day of the clinical audit meeting todiscuss anonymously a significant or interesting event rel<strong>at</strong>ed to aclinical case or the system of delivering care. Contact the consultantleads on this for further inform<strong>at</strong>ion:• Dr Falguni Choksey.• Dr Keith Clayton.• Dr R<strong>at</strong>i Danha.• Dr Jon Echebarria.• Dr Krish Ramachandran.92 <strong>Anaesthetists</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> January 2010

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