Anesthesia‐related critical incidents in the perioperative period in children; a proposal for an anesthesia‐related reporting system for critical incidents in children

ConclusionRespiratory events were the most reported commonly critical incidents in children. Both the Dutch and German existing lists of critical incident definitions appeared not to be sufficient for accurate classification in children. The present list can be used for a new registration system for critical incidents in pediatric anesthesia.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - February 16, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jurgen C. Graaff, Marie‐christine Sarfo, Leo Wolfswinkel, Désirée B. M. Werff, Antonius N. J. Schouten Tags: Original Article Source Type: research