Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study.

ABSTRACT: Respiratory adverse events in adults with COVID-19 undergoing general anaesthesia can be life-threatening. However, there remains a knowledge gap about respiratory adverse events in children with COVID-19. We created an international observational registry to collect airway management outcomes in children with COVID-19 who were having a general anaesthetic. We hypothesised that children with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 would experience more hypoxaemia and complications than those without. Between 3 April 2020 and 1 November 2020, 78 international centres participated. In phase 1, centres collected outcomes on all children (age ≤ 18 y) having a general anaesthetic for 2 consecutive weeks. In phase 2, centres recorded outcomes for children with test-confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (based

SUBMITTER: Peterson MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111470 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature