Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2007
Unplanned anesthesia-related admissions to pediatric intensive care - a 6-year audit.
Unplanned admissions to the intensive care unit may result from unexpected events related to anesthesia, and are recommended by some healthcare organizations as a clinical indicator. The rate of anesthesia-related unplanned admissions in adults ranges between 0.04% and 0.45% of procedures. However, there is a paucity of data relating to the rate in children. ⋯ We found the unplanned admission rate to the PICU in our hospital population to be similar to that reported for adults, and is a relatively rare event in pediatric anesthesia. Most admissions were for children aged less than 5 years and were as a result of airway problems. Most cases were deemed potentially predictable.