Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Association of Cerebral Palsy With Unanticipated Admission Following Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery
Main finding · Unanticipated admissionResult — go to the resultRelative risk 1.73 95% CI 1.59–1.87Authors' conclusion
Although cerebral palsy is not a contraindication for ambulatory surgery in children, it is significantly associated with the risk of unanticipated hospital admissions.
Study context
- Population
- Children (< 18 years) undergoing scheduled ambulatory operations, Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database, 2010–2022
- Participants
- 1,954,108 children
- Exposure
- Children with vs without cerebral palsy
- Outcome
- Unanticipated admission
Methodological details1:1 propensity score matching without replacement, PHIS database
- 1:1 propensity score matching without replacement
- PHIS database
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Relative risk
1.73
95% CI 1.59–1.87
P < 0.001
By group
Cerebral palsy vs Without cerebral palsy
RR 1.73 (95% CI 1.59–1.87); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Unanticipated admission, overall cohort
- Overall incidence
- 4.1%
Original publication
Association of Cerebral Palsy With Unanticipated Admission Following Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 6 February 2025. doi:10.
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