Critical incidents associated with pediatric anesthesia: changes over 6 years at a tertiary children's hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sustained interest is needed in the characteristics of critical incidents in pediatric anesthesia and related changes, for determining the causes and degree of potential harm; this will also improve the quality of medical care. This study aimed to analyze the incidence of critical incidents recorded in 2014-2019, and to compare them with those in 2008-2013.

Methods

Critical incidents associated with pediatric anesthesia, including cardiac arrest, recorded in a voluntary departmental reporting system between January 2014 and December 2019 were compared with those reported between January 2008 and August 2013 using chi-square test.

Results

We identified 295 (0.55%) critical incidents from 53,541 cases of pediatric anesthesia (3,471 cardiothoracic surgeries);

SUBMITTER: Cho SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663956 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature