Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Prevalence of COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Infection Among Pediatric Anesthesia Patients: A Report From the PEACOC Research Network
Authors' conclusion
Rates of COVID-19 in pediatric anesthesia patients were consistently lower than in the general population. Independent risk factors of a positive test for children were identified.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 28 days to 18 years scheduled for anesthesia at 12 centres with universal COVID-19 testing, March 29–June 30, 2020
- Participants
- 33,320 anesthesia encounters
- Outcome
- Prevalence of COVID-19 among children undergoing anesthesia
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
COVID-19 prevalence
Children with COVID-19
265
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Infection rate trend, general population (CDC)
- Significant downward trend
- P < 0.001
Risk factors for a COVID-19 positive test (multivariable logistic regression)
- Black/African American race, Hispanic ethnicity, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) III or above, overweight and obese body mass index (BMI), orthopedic cases, abdominal cases, emergency cases, absence of injury and trauma, West region
- all P < .05
- Exploratory analysis
Original publication
Prevalence of COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Infection Among Pediatric Anesthesia Patients: A Report From the PEACOC Research Network. Anesth Analg. Published 21 October 2022. doi:10.
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