Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Anesthesia Practices for Preterm Infants: A Survey in the Nordic Countries and Review of the Literature
Authors' conclusion
This survey reports on the breadth of practice details for anesthesia management when preterm infants require surgery, from centers in the 5 Nordic countries.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric anesthesiologists across the Nordic countries; anesthesia practice in preterm infantssurveys from 14 hospitals
- Participants
- 57 participants
- Outcome
- Current practice of anesthesia management in preterm infants
Methodological detailsstructured survey, multicentre, Survey conducted June–November 2024
- Structured survey
- Multicentre
- Survey conducted June–November 2024
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Anesthesia practice in preterm infants
- Estimated response rate
- 30.4%
- Induction combinations reported
- 15
- Most common induction: fentanyl and sodium thiopental
- 31.6%
- Maintenance combinations identified
- 13
- Most common maintenance: fentanyl and sevoflurane
- 47.4%
- Variability in anesthetic doses, up to fold difference between lowest and highest
- 20-fold
- Targeted mean SpO2 range
- 90% to 96%
- Targeted EtCO2 range (some outliers)
- 4.5 to 6.5 kPa
- Used gestational age in weeks as minimum acceptable MAP
- 86%
- Noradrenaline first-choice vasopressor
- 59.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Anesthesia Practices for Preterm Infants: A Survey in the Nordic Countries and Review of the Literature. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 12 February 2026. doi:10.
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