Adverse events with medical devices in anesthesia and intensive care unit patients recorded in the French safety database in 2005-2006.

Background: French regulations require that adverse events involving medical devices be reported to the national healthcare safety agency. The authors evaluated reports made in 2005-2006 for patients in anesthesiology and critical care.

Methods: For each type of device, the authors recorded the severity and cause of the event and the manufacturer's response where relevant.