The SAFETOTS initiative outlines a framework to mitigate perioperative risks and cerebral morbidity in young children undergoing anesthesia.
This initiative addresses the well known perioperative risks in young children, perioperative causes for cerebral morbidity as well as gaps in regulations, teaching and research. Defining the 'who', 'where', 'when' and 'how' in this context provides the framework for the safe conduct of pediatric anesthesia.
Weiß et al. (Fri,) studied this question.