Mayor A H, Eaton J M
Sir Humphry Davy Department of Anaesthesia, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Anaesthesia. 1992 Oct;47(10):866-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb03151.x.
Forty anaesthetists, of all grades, were interviewed without prior warning and questioned about the checks they had performed on their anaesthetic equipment before use. The results reveal that a substantial percentage (up to 41%) of anaesthetists perform inadequate checks. Furthermore, of those that do, few follow the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland's recent guidelines.
