Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Deep Sedation Versus General Anesthesia in Pediatric Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Retrospective Comparative Study
Authors' conclusion
Deep sedation was associated with a significantly shorter duration of procedure and recovery compared with general anesthesia, without an increase in the incidence of periprocedural complications.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients undergoing nonoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) under deep sedation or GA, single institution, January 2017–December 202387 females · 60 males
- Participants
- 147 patients
- Exposure
- Deep sedation vs GA for nonoperative TEE
- Outcome
- Duration of recovery
Methodological detailssingle-centre, consecutive interventions
- Single-centre
- Consecutive interventions
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Duration of recovery, deep sedation subgroups (K, KF, P)
- No significant difference between subgroups of group 1 (p = 0.504)
Duration of recovery, GA subgroups (D vs S)
- Shorter in group D (p = 0.012)
Safety
Postprocedural hypotension, hypoxia, bronchospasm and laryngospasm, group 1 vs group 2
- Occurred similarly between groups 1 and 2 (p > 0.05 for each)
Hypotension, hypoxia, bronchospasm and laryngospasm, subgroups K, KF, P
- Similar between groups K, KF and P (p > 0.05, for each)
Hypotension, hypoxia, bronchospasm and laryngospasm, subgroups D and S
- Similar in both GA subgroups (p > 0.05)
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