Key result
Among 218 pediatric patients treated under dental general anesthesia, 73.9% were healthy children without comorbidities, indicating a high demand for general anesthesia even in healthy uncooperative children.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to analyse the characteristics of pediatric dentistry patients operated under general anesthesia or sedation and evaluate the adequacy of the number of operating rooms.
Population
218 paediatric patients who needed dental general anaesthesia using nasotracheal intubation
Design
Retrospective records review
Authors
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Describes pediatric DGA patient characteristics and OR adequacy; leaves open optimal resource allocation in dental faculties.
Observational (n=218)
No
The majority of pediatric patients requiring general anesthesia for dental procedures are healthy children without comorbidities, highlighting a growing need for dedicated operating room access for pediatric dentistry.
Pehlivan et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Dental diseases requiring general anesthesia (n=218). Dental general anesthesia was evaluated on Proportion of healthy children without comorbidities receiving dental general anesthesia. Among 218 pediatric patients treated under dental general anesthesia, 73.9% were healthy children without comorbidities, indicating a high demand for general anesthesia even in healthy uncooperative children.
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