Key result
Individualized preoperative risk assessment based on patient history and clinical examination, rather than routine unselective testing, is essential to minimize perioperative complications in pediatric anesthesia.
Why the study?
Preoperative evaluation must identify pediatric patients at higher risk to minimize complications, replace routine testing with selective prescriptions, and reduce surgical morbidity.
Preoperative assessment in pediatric anesthesia should move away from routine testing toward individualized, selective testing based on patient history and specific risk factors.
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Emphasizes thorough preoperative assessment to flag high-risk children; leaves open prospective validation of risk tools.
Vlajković-Ivanović et al. (2024) conducted a review in Pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery. Preoperative risk assessment was evaluated. Individualized preoperative risk assessment based on patient history and clinical examination, rather than routine unselective testing, is essential to minimize perioperative complications in pediatric anesthesia.
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