Although between 1987 and 1993 the JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations developed 14 indicators related to the continuous quality monitoring of anesthesia services in the U.S. hospitals, the experts concluded that the indicators established were not specific to assess the quality of anesthesia care.
Aunque entre 1987 y 1993 la JCAHO Joint Comission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations desarrolló 14 indicadores relacionados con el monitoreo continuo de la calidad en los servicios de anestesiología en los hospitales de Estados Unidos, expertos en la materia concluyeron que los indicadores establecidos no resultaban específicos para valorar la calidad de los cuidados anestésicos.