The iatrogenic pathology occurring in anesthesiology and intensive care is a
consequence of errors made due to ignorance (the incapacity to identify suddenly
appearing pathological situations), negligence (deficiencies in applying correct medical
conduct) or clinical misjudgment. In the field of anesthesiology, this type of pathology
comprises complications in pre-anesthetic, anesthetic and post-anesthetic periods, the
consequences of pharmacological effects of the administered anesthetic drugs,
technical complications related to airway security, anesthetic machine functioning and
monitoring equipment, the anesthetic technique utilized and the differing reactivity of
patients to the chosen anesthetic procedure. In intensive care, regarding critical care
patients with multiple organ dysfunctions, the main source of iatrogenesis is
represented by invasive maneuvers (mechanical ventilation techniques, monitoring,
vascular approaches). To all these are added complications related to administered
drugs, artificial nutrition, volemic therapy and the high risk of infection.
Keywords: Anesthetic drugs, Artificial nutrition, Fluid therapy, General
anesthesia, Infection, Intensive care, Loco-regional anesthesia, Maneuvers,
Mechanical ventilation, Oxygen therapy.