Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
The usefulness of a nasopharyngeal multiplex polymerase chain reaction system to screen pediatric patients with preoperative fever
Main finding · Development of subsequent symptoms after surgery was canceledResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 29.6 95% CI 3.80–1356.01Authors' conclusion
Our retrospective observational study revealed that 44% of the FilmArray positive group subsequently developed symptoms, and no PRAEs were observed in the FilmArray negative group.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients scheduled for elective surgery with preoperative fever (axillary ≥38°C if <1 year, ≥37.5°C if ≥1 year) and no apparent upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) symptoms, March 2021–February 2022
- Exposure
- FilmArray positive vs negative
- Positiven = 25
- Outcome
- Development of subsequent symptoms
Methodological detailssingle-center
- Single-center
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Development of subsequent symptoms after surgery was canceled
Odds ratio
29.6
95% CI 3.80–1356.01
P < 0.001
Events by group
Positive
44%
11 of 25
Negative
0
events
Positive vs Negative
OR 29.6 (95% CI 3.80–1356.01); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
The usefulness of a nasopharyngeal multiplex polymerase chain reaction system to screen pediatric patients with preoperative fever. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 14 March 2023. doi:10.
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