Anesthesia-related mortality in pediatric patients in dental office setting

Anesthesia-related mortality in pediatric patients: a systematic review

This systematic review of the Brazilian and worldwide literature aimed to evaluate the incidence and causes of perioperative and anesthesia-related mortality in pediatric patients. Studies were identified by searching EMBASE (1951-2011), PubMed (1966-2011), LILACS (1986-2011), and SciElo (1995-2011). Each paper was revised to identify the author(s), the data source, the time period, the number ...

Anesthesia related Complications in Pediatric GI Endoscopy

Introduction: Elective upper and lower GI endoscopy is usually performed in children on an outpatient basis with the child under sedation or general anesthesia (GA). The objective of this study was to describe Anesthesia related complications in   children undergoing elective GI endoscopy.   Materials and Methods: The study design was descriptive on 1388 patients undergoing elective GI endoscop...

Anesthesia and sedation in the dental office.

Language screening in the pediatric office setting.

This article discusses screening of language development in a pediatric office setting. It describes the relationship between language delay and various developmental disorders. It provides recent recommendations regarding the efficacy of formal language screening instruments, and suggests developmental guidelines for clinical observations. Referrals for specialty evaluations and services for e...

Pediatric anesthesia in an outpatient setting.

Children are excellent candidates for outpatient surgery. The typical pediatric surgical patient is in good health and has no serious systemic disorder. Futhermore, most surgical procedures in children are simpler and require less complicated techniques than those performed in adults. From the child's perspective, the two greatest advantages of outpatient surgery are the minimization of parenta...