Table 2 Perioperative mortality rate according to time after surgical interval, age, and patients’ ASA status
From: Perioperative and anesthetic deaths: toxicological and medico legal aspects
Age | Mortality rate per 100,000 anesthetic procedures | Mortality rate by ASA physical status | Early mortality rate (< 24 h)** | Late mortality rate (≤ 30 days)** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–7 years | 0.60 (0.12–3.2) | I | 0.40 (0.12–0.81) | 76 | 243 |
8–15 years | 1.20 (0.30–3.2) | II | 5.0 (1.6–9.1) | ||
16–39 years | 0.52 (0.24–0.93) | III | 27.0 (12.0–44.0) | ||
40–74 years | 5.20 (2.7–8.1) | IV | 55.0 (1.1–130.0) | ||
≥ 75 years | 21.00 (8.3–34.0) | ||||