The prevalence of difficult airway and its associated factors in pediatric patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The airway of an anesthetized patient should be secured with an artificial airway for oxygenation or ventilation. Pediatrics are not small adults which means they are different from adults both anatomically and physiologically. This study aims to determine the prevalence of difficult airway and its associated factors in pediatric patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia in referral hospitals of Addis Ababa.

Methods

A multi-centered cross-sectional study design was employed. The bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was used to measure the association between the dependent variable (pediatrics difficult airway) and independent variables. p-value < 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Amaha E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532237 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature