Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2023
ReviewCompatibility Levels Between Blood Gas Analysis and Central Laboratory Hemoglobin and Electrolyte Tests in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Center Experience.
We aimed to evaluate the interchangeability of sodium, potassium, hemoglobin, and hematocrit measurement between the blood gas analyzers and laboratory automatic analyzers results. ⋯ The blood gas analyzers and laboratory automatic analyzers results cannot be used interchangeably.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2023
Risk assessment of postoperative pneumonia in children with neurologic disorders and obesity.
Postoperative pneumonia increases the risk of postsurgical mortality, making it a serious healthcare-associated complication. Children with preoperative neuromuscular impairments have a higher risk of postoperative pneumonia. Obesity is also a risk factor for postoperative pulmonary complications, including pneumonia. Moreover, obesity is increasingly prevalent among children living with a neurological diagnosis. Whether obesity increases the risk of postoperative pneumonia among children with neurologic diseases remains largely unknown. Therefore, we assessed the risk of postoperative pneumonia among children with neurologic diagnoses based on their obesity status. ⋯ Childhood obesity buffered the association between neurologic disorders and postoperative pneumonia, consistent with an 'obesity paradox'. Further research exploring the underlying mechanisms for the obesity paradox in children with neurologic disorders is warranted.