Open AccessRates of Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events Among Caucasian and African American Children Undergoing General Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Sarah Tariq,
Mubbasher Syed,
Timothy W. Martin,
Xu Zhang,
Michael L. Schmitz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003430
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , incidence (geometry) , laryngospasm , odds ratio , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , bronchospasm , confounding , pediatrics , anesthesia , asthma , airway , physics , optics
Perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAEs) account for the major cause of morbidity and mortality in children undergoing general anesthesia. In our institutional clinical practice, we suspected that African American children experienced untoward respiratory events more frequently than other racial groups. Identification of high-risk groups can guide decision making in the perioperative period, and aggressive optimization of specific care can enhance safety and improve outcomes.