Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events and Associated Factors Among Pediatric Patients in Ethiopian Hospitals: A Multi‐Centre Observational Study
Authors' conclusion
Perioperative respiratory adverse events incidence was high compared with other studies.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric surgical patients (elective and emergency) at three north-west Ethiopian hospitals, June 2022 to April 2023
- Participants
- 424 patients · 3 hospitals
- Outcome
- Incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events
Methodological detailshospital-based, multicentre
- Hospital-based
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Perioperative respiratory adverse events
Patients with perioperative respiratory adverse events: 138
32.5%
95% CI 28.3–36.9
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with respiratory adverse events
- Associated factors: ketamine maintenance of anesthesia, history of allergy, moderate to severe pain, active upper respiratory tract infection, above neck procedures, endotracheal intubation
Original publication
Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events and Associated Factors Among Pediatric Patients in Ethiopian Hospitals: A Multi‐Centre Observational Study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 13 December 2025. doi:10.
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