Pulmonary aspiration in pediatric anesthetic practice in the UK: a prospective survey of specialist pediatric centers over a one-year period

• Published in: Pediatric anesthesia Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 702 - 711
• Main Author: Walker, Robert W.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; anesthesia; Anesthesiology - standards; Anesthesiology - statistics & numerical data; aspiration; Bronchoscopy; Child; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; complications; Disease Progression; Elective Surgical Procedures; Emergency Medical Services; Female; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intraoperative Complications - epidemiology; Laryngoscopy; Male; morbidity; pediatric; Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data; Prospective Studies; pulmonary; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents - epidemiology; Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents - therapy; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom - epidemiology; pulmonary; complications; morbidity; aspiration; anesthesia; pediatric

Summary Background Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is a potentially devastating complication of anesthesia. Aims This prospective multicenter survey of specialist pediatric centers in the UK set out to elucidate the incidence, risk factors, and the outcome of such events. The survey took pl...