Title: Pediatric anesthesia – potential risks and their assessment: part I.
Authors: VON UNGERN-STERNBERG, BRITTA S.; HABRE, WALID
Abstract: The article discusses the potential risks and assessments of pediatric anesthesia. The authors reflect that thorough preoperative assessment and preparation could decrease the incidence of perioperative morbidity. They enumerate potential risks including risks in relation to cardiac arrests, asthma, upper respiratory tract infection, and obstructive sleep apnea. They suggest that preoperative preparation must be made to optimize the fitness of a child for anesthesia and surgery.
Subjects: ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC anesthesia; PEDIATRIC surgery; ANESTHESIA complications; ASTHMA
Publication: Pediatric Anesthesia, 2007, Vol 17, Issue 3, p206
ISSN: 1155-5645
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02097.x

Pediatric anesthesia – potential risks and their assessment: part I.

VON UNGERN-STERNBERG, BRITTA S.; HABRE, WALID