Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Emergence Delirium: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
This data suggests that children from low socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to experience emergence delirium.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients at one tertiary care center undergoing venting myringotomy, intestinal endoscopy, or dermatologic laser surgery
- Exposure
- Highest vs lowest Area Deprivation Index group
- Outcome
- Emergence delirium (Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) screening tool)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Emergence delirium
- Significantly higher probability of emergence delirium in the highest vs lowest Area Deprivation Index (ADI) group, adjusted for age and postoperative pain score
- Logistic regression adjusted for age and postoperative pain score
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Emergence Delirium: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 27 April 2026. doi:10.
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