There were 160 incidents associated with regional anaesthesia amongst the first 2000
incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study. They were categorised into 6 …

The first 2000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring study (AIMS) were
examined to identify those incidents which occurred preoperatively (defined as occurring …

Amongst the first 2000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study, there
were 144 incidents in which the “wrong drug” was nearly or actually administered to a …

While there have been previous studies looking at patterns of litigation against anaesthetists
overseas, there is little reported on the trends in Australia. This study was performed to …

Anaesthetists are proud of their reputation for safety and can point to initiatives in
engineering, training and practice guidelines to support it [1]. Many of these advances have …

Perhaps the clearest picture of the numbers and types of injuries from regional anesthesia is
provided by the ASA Closed Claims Project database. In reviewing these data, it is valuable …

We aimed to explore the first 5000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring
Study (AIMS) involving anaesthesia for obstetric patients and found 203 such incidents …

All regional anaesthetic techniques involve the performance of physical, manipulative or
quasioperative procedures, for example the siting of an extradural catheter. A hazard is …

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to reduce mortality and morbidity in anaesthesia by identifying
common factors contributing to critical incidences and'near misses'. MATERIALS AND …

The Australian Patient Safety Foundation was formed in 1987; it was decided to set up and
co-ordinate the Australian Incident Monitoring Study as a function of this Foundation; 90 …