Why the study?
What are the incidence and causes of critical incidents and cardiac arrests associated with pediatric anesthesia?
Population
Pediatric patients undergoing anesthetic procedures at a tertiary teaching children's hospital between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 years
Authors
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Provides benchmark incidence rates for pediatric anesthesia safety; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce cardiac arrests.
What are the incidence and causes of critical incidents and cardiac arrests associated with pediatric anesthesia?
Respiratory events are the most common critical incidents in pediatric anesthesia, while cardiac arrests occur at a rate of 8.5 per 10,000 anesthetics, primarily driven by cardiovascular problems.
Lee et al. (2016) studied this question.
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