children aged less than 16 years old who are scheduled for an elective, urgent or emergency diagnostic or surgical procedure under sedation or general anesthesia with or without regional analgesia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Asian Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists, Research Special Interest Group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: from birth to aged less than 16 years old 2. Children admitted for an inpatient or outpatient procedure under general anesthesia with or without regional analgesia or under regional anesthesia alone. This includes all kind of surgeries and procedures requiring anesthesia and analgesia to be performed such as central venous access, burn care, cast, etc. 3. Children admitted for a diagnostic procedure under sedation (performed by an anesthesiologist) or general anesthesia (such as endoscopy, radiology (CT-scan, MRI), cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology, PET-scan, radiotherapy, lumbar and bone marrow puncture, biopsies), diagnostic procedure under general anesthesia (such as endoscopy, radiology) 4. Children admitted for urgent or emergency procedure performed in- or out-of-hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children admitted directly from the intensive care units to the operating rooms 2. Anesthesia or sedation procedures in the neonatal or pediatric intensive care units 3. Age: Children aged 16 years old and over
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate the incidence of the following severe critical events defined as any incident occurring during and up to 60 minutes after anesthesia or sedation, requiring immediate intervention and that may lead to major disability and/or death: (1) laryngospasm, (2) bronchospasm, (3) pulmonary aspiration, (4) drug error, (5) anaphylaxis, (6) cardiovascular instability, (7) neurological damage, (8) peri-operative cardiac arrest, (9) post-operative stridor | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To investigate the risk factors for the occurrence of severe critical events 2. To investigate the consequences of severe critical events defined as irreversible damage and mortality (time frame: in-hospital or up to 30 days) | — |
Countries
Japan,Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactSoichiro Obara
Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital / Teikyo University Department of Anesthesia / Graduate School of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed