Key result
Higher ASA classification is linked to ~369% higher 7-day pediatric perioperative mortality.
Observational (n=3,383)
Yes
Odds Ratio: 4.69
p-value: p=<0.01
May inform preoperative risk stratification in Kenyan pediatric surgery; leaves open generalizability and requires prospective validation in LMICs.
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Sileshi et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Pediatric surgical cases (n=3,383). Higher ASA classification vs. Lower ASA classification was evaluated on Perioperative mortality at 7 days (OR 4.69, p=<0.01). Higher ASA classification was a significant predictor of 7-day pediatric perioperative mortality (OR 4.69, p<0.01) in a sample of Kenyan hospitals.
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