Table 1

Factors affecting compliance with the instruction to record the hypnotic to be used for induction in the patient's file

Study period P1 versus P2Study period P2 versus P4
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
ASA status
 111
 21.1 (0.5 to 2.3)0.70.8 (0.4 to 1.7)0.73
 3–43.2 (0.6 to 17.2)0.20.7 (0.2 to 2.4)0.50
Patient age
 1st third11
 2nd third0.9 (0.4 to 1.9)0.40.9 (0.4 to 2.1)0.7
 3rd third1.0 (0.4 to 2.9)0.90.8 (0.3 to 2.2)0.7
Study period
 First (P1 or P2)11
 Second (P2 or P4)2.0 (1.0 to 3.4)0.050.3 (0.2 to 2.4)<0.001
Scheduled versus unscheduled surgery
 No11
 Yes0.3 (0.1 to 0.6)<0.010.5 (0.2 to 0.9)0.02
Duration of surgery
 1st third11
 2nd third0.6 (0.4 to 1.9)0.81.1 (0.5 to 2.3)0.8
 3rd third0.8 (0.3 to 2.5)0.70.7 (0.3 to 1.5)0.4
First anaesthesia of the day
 No11
 Yes2.6 (1.0 to 6.9)0.052.9 (1.3 to 6.5)0.01
Day of the week
 Any day except Monday11
 Monday1.2 (0.4 to 3.7)0.80.4 (0.2 to 0.9)0.03
Same anaesthetist (before and during surgery)
 No11
 Yes1.1 (0.5 to 2.2)0.81.4 (0.8 to 2.7)0.26
  • P1, before introducing the rule; P2, immediately after introducing the rule; P4, at 12 months.