Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Racial/Ethnic Variability in Use of General Anesthesia for Pediatric Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors' conclusion
Asian, Black, and Hispanic children of some ages were more likely to receive GA during MRI scans than White children in the same age group.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients aged 0 to 21 years undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), January 1, 2004 to May 31, 2019; stratified into 5 age groups (0 to 1, 2 to 5, 6 to 11, 12 to 18, 19 to 21)
- Participants
- 457,314 MRI patients
- Exposure
- Asian, Black and Hispanic vs White children: General Anesthesia (GA) use for MRI
- Outcome
- Use of GA for MRI
Methodological detailsage-stratified analysis, adjusted regression models
- Age-stratified analysis
- Adjusted regression models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
GA for MRI by race/ethnicity and age group
Each group vs whiteAdjusted relative risk (95% CI)P value
Asianaged 0 to 1
1.11(1.05–1.17)
P < 0.001Asianaged 2 to 5
1.04(1.00–1.09)
P = 0.03Blackaged 2 to 5
1.04(1.01–1.08)
P = 0.02Blackaged 6 to 11
1.13(1.06–1.20)
P < 0.001Hispanicaged 0 to 1
1.07(1.03–1.12)
P < 0.001- Overall GA use among MRI patients
- 29,108 (6.4%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Racial/Ethnic Variability in Use of General Anesthesia for Pediatric Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Anesth Analg. Published 1 March 2023. doi:10.
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