Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Current Anesthesia Practices of Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries in Tertiary Maternity and Children's Hospitals in China: A National Survey
Authors' conclusion
Pediatric cardiac medical resources are mainly concentrated in Eastern China, and most hospitals capable of performing high-risk cardiac surgeries are located in the eastern part of the country. The authors found that pediatric cardiac anesthesia practices varied widely among the hospitals, and the main problem with pediatric cardiac anesthesia in China is that there is no systemic fellowship training curriculum at present
Study context
- Population
- Tertiary maternity and children's hospitals in Chinaof 130 hospitals confirmed
- Participants
- 108 participants
- Outcome
- Pediatric cardiac anesthesia practices: caseloads, geographic distribution, anesthetic regimens, monitoring, postoperative analgesia, anesthesiologist qualifications
Methodological detailsnational survey, electronic questionnaires, descriptive
- National survey
- Electronic questionnaires
- Descriptive
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hospitals agreed to participate (of 130 confirmed)
108
Hospitals able to perform cardiac surgeries
52
Most hospitals' pediatric cardiac surgery caseload relatively small
<500 cases per year
Hospitals providing postoperative analgesia (IV analgesia pump most widely used)
38
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
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