Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Trends in pediatric non‐operating room anesthesia: Data from the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry
Authors' conclusion
Non-operating room anesthesia in the United States is a prominent segment of pediatric anesthetic practice. Pediatric patients encountered in the non-operating room setting have more comorbidities
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric anesthetic encounters (age <18 y), US National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry, 2015–2019
- Participants
- 2,236,788 anesthetic encounters
- Exposure
- Non-operating room vs operating room anesthesia
- Outcome
- Percentage of non-operating room anesthetic encounters in children
Methodological detailsmulticentre registry
- Multicentre registry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Proportion of pediatric anesthetics in non-operating room settings
Pediatric anesthetics occurring in non-operating room settings
22.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
ASA physical status
- Higher ASA Physical Status classifications more likely in the non-operating room anesthesia group
Setting of non-operating room anesthesia
- Gastroenterological suites the most common setting
Original publication
Trends in pediatric non‐operating room anesthesia: Data from the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 12 February 2023. doi:10.
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