Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Advances in pediatric anesthesia services over the past 10 years in French‐speaking sub‐Saharan Africa
Authors' conclusion
Progress have been made over the last 10 years in French-speaking SSA to improve infrastructures, human resources, education, medications, and equipment for pediatric anesthesia in French-speaking SSA.
Study context
- Population
- Hospitals providing pediatric surgery and anesthesia in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa12 of 14 countries
- Exposure
- 2022 vs 2012
- Outcome
- Progress in pediatric anesthesia infrastructures, human resources, education, medications and equipment
- Follow-up
- 2013-2022
Methodological detailsdescriptive, multicentre, retrospective data collection, online survey, Conducted September 1 to November 5, 2023
- Descriptive
- Multicentre
- Retrospective data collection
- Online survey
- Conducted September 1 to November 5, 2023
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hospitals providing pediatric surgery and anesthesia: 94 (2012) vs 142 (2022)
+51%
Physician anesthesiologists: 293 (0.1/100 000 inhabitants) in 2012 vs 597 (0.2/100 000 inhabitants) in 2022
+103.7%
Pediatric anesthesia and intensive care fellowship completed: 5 (0.006/100 000 children) in 2012 vs 15 (0.01/100 000 children) in 2022
+200%
Exclusive pediatric anesthesia practice: 5 in 2012 vs 32 in 2022
+540%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
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