Open AccessEpidemiology and incidence of severe respiratory critical events in ear, nose and throat surgery in children in Europe
Author(s) -
Katalin Virág,
Nada Sabourdin,
Mark Thomas,
Francis Veyckemans,
Walid Habre
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000000951
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngospasm , stridor , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , nose , bronchospasm , pediatrics , relative risk , observational study , surgery , cohort study , confidence interval , asthma , airway , physics , optics
Ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery, the most frequently performed surgical procedure in children, is a strong predictor for peri-operative respiratory complications. However, there is no clear information about peri-operative respiratory severe critical events (SCEs) associated with anaesthesia management of ENT children in Europe.