Why the study?
The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of mortality and serious morbidity for office-based deep sedation and general anesthesia for dentistry in Ontario from 1996 to 2015.
What is the prevalence of mortality and serious morbidity for office-based deep sedation and general anesthesia for dentistry?
What is the prevalence of mortality and serious morbidity for office-based deep sedation and general anesthesia for dentistry?
Office-based deep sedation and general anesthesia for dentistry in Ontario has a very low risk of mortality and serious morbidity.
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Retrospective estimates of DS/GA mortality warrant cautious interpretation; leaves open the need for prospective safety registries.
El-Mowafy et al. (2019) studied this question.
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