Perioperative pediatric mortality in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There was recording of excellent outcomes for pediatric surgery in developed countries of the world when it was carried out by an experienced pediatric surgeon and anesthetists with availabilities of equipment. However, this circumstance was not the ordinary for developing countries. The main objective of our study was to launch a pediatric perioperative mortality rate reference point and determination of associated factors under general or regional anesthesia in Ethiopia.

Materials and methods

the prospective electronic based data collection was done at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia with case specific of perioperative data for age less than 18 years old. We computed patients with mortality at 24 h, 48 h and 7 days in the form of percentages

SUBMITTER: Tarekegn F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8209180 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature