Table 2

 Incidents related to “corner cutting”

Incident related to “corner cutting”n ( = 15)
Ventilator/circuit failure due to no/poor checking6
Temp set too high on humidifier1
Partial extubation during movement2
Throat pack left in1
Missed oesophageal intubation1
Uncrossmatched blood given1
Nerve block wrong side1
Suxamethonium given by mistake after intubation1
C1 fracture missed pre-op—not viewed by radiologist1