Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatr Anaesth
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jan 2022
Unplanned admission to pediatric intensive care after general anesthesia: A seven-year retrospective cohort study in a tertiary children's hospital.
Thorough preoperative risk assessment and planning is key to improving patient safety in the perioperative period. Analysis of unplanned ICU admissions after general anesthesia has been validated as a measure of patient safety and its use as a quality initiative is recommended in many countries. ⋯ "Anesthesia-related" was the leading reason for unplanned ICU admissions, of which the majority required only observation or transient respiratory support. All but one patient who died demonstrated no changes in the PCPC scale, presenting favorable outcome overall.