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Table 2 Anesthesia and anesthesia team-related characteristics (n = 530)

From: Root causes of first-case start time delays for elective surgical procedures: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study in Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Type of anesthesia

GA

RA

PNB

347

169

14

65.5

31.9

2.6

Unavailable or malfunctioning equipment

Yes

No

54

476

10.2

89.8

One or more needed medications are not available

Yes

No

28

502

5.28

94.72

Incomplete evaluation by anesthetist

Yes

No

24

506

4.5

95.5

Missed order by anesthetist

Yes

No

32

458

6.03

93.96

Anesthetists was busy with other activity

Yes

No

23

507

4.3

95.7