| Complications in paediatric anaesthesia. | |
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PMID: 16735809 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review identifies the most serious complications likely to be encountered in the current practice of paediatric anaesthesia. RECENT FINDINGS: The findings of the ASA Closed Claims Project, published in 1993, showed a higher proportion of closed paediatric malpractice claims related to respiratory events than to cardiovascular events. The Pediatric Perioperative Cardiac Arrest Registry--an offshoot of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Project--reviewed cardiac arrest data collected between 1994 and 1997, revealing a shift in the aetiology of cardiac arrest during paediatric anaesthesia over the past 20 years. The study found that reported cardiac arrests were now more prevalent from cardiovascular causes than respiratory causes, unlike the findings in the previous Closed Claims Project. Follow-up data collected by both the Pediatric Perioperative Cardiac Arrest Registry and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Project confirm this trend. SUMMARY: Outcomes for paediatric patients undergoing anaesthesia have improved over the years as a result of advances in monitoring and equipment, safer and more easily titratable anaesthetic agents, and possibly the practice of subspecialization. Preventable complications still, however, occur. An awareness of frequently encountered complications during paediatric anaesthesia may lead to the earlier detection and treatment of perioperative problems, leading to better outcomes. |
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Authors:
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Charles Lee; Linda Mason |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current opinion in anaesthesiology Volume: 19 ISSN: 0952-7907 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Anaesthesiol Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-05-31 Completed Date: 2006-09-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8813436 Medline TA: Curr Opin Anaesthesiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 262-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California 92354, USA. |
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Anesthesia
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adverse effects* Child, Preschool Heart Arrest / chemically induced* Humans Infant Intraoperative Complications / chemically induced |
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