Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Incidence of complications after nonoperating room anesthesia in children in a low‐ and middle‐income country: A prospective and observational study
Authors' conclusion
The incidence of complications during NORA among children in our radiology setting remains high.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged <5 years sedated or anaesthetised in the radiology setting of a university hospital in a LMIC
- Participants
- 256 children
- Exposure
- Complications vs no complications
- Outcome
- Incidence of complications after paediatric nonoperating room anaesthesia
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Incidence of complications
Incidence of complications
8.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Predictors of NORA-related morbidity (multivariable)
| aOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Critically-ill children | 2.490 (1.55–11.21) | |
| Predicted difficult airway | 5.704 (1.017–31.98) | |
| Organization insufficiencies | 52.6 (4.55–613) | |
| Preanesthetic consultation few days before NORAProtective | 0.263 (0.080–0.867) | |
| 0.050.21520Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Incidence of complications after nonoperating room anesthesia in children in a low‐ and middle‐income country: A prospective and observational study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 26 June 2024. doi:10.
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