Paediatric anaesthesia & critical care
Association of Multimorbidity in Children Undergoing Ambulatory Surgical Procedures With Same‐Day Admissions
Authors' conclusion
Children with MM have higher rates of same-day hospital admission following elective ambulatory surgery compared to their peers
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 2–18 years undergoing elective, non-otolaryngologic ambulatory surgery, US Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database 2010–20227.6% (n = 126,403) had MM
- Participants
- 1,609,584 children
- Exposure
- Mild-moderate MM or severe MM vs no chronic condition
- No MMn = 1,483,181reference
- Mild-moderate MMn = 111,090
- Severe MMn = 15,313
- Outcome
- Same-day hospital admission (hospital LOS ≥ 1 day among children scheduled for ambulatory surgery)
Methodological detailsmulticentre database (PHIS)
- Multicentre database (PHIS)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs no MMOdds ratio (95% CI)
Mild-moderate MM
1.94(1.90–1.99)
Severe MM
2.30(2.18–2.43)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalence of MM
- Any MM
- 7.6%
- Mild-moderate MM
- 6.9%
- Severe MM
- 0.7%
Original publication
Association of Multimorbidity in Children Undergoing Ambulatory Surgical Procedures With Same‐Day Admissions. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 26 September 2026. doi:10.
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