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Review

Update on Complications in Pediatric Anesthesia

by
Giovanni de Francisci
1,*,
Angela Elisa Papasidero
1,
Giorgia Spinazzola
1,
Dario Galante
2,
Marco Caruselli
3,
Dino Pedrotti
4,
Antonio Caso
5,
Massimo Lambo
6,
Matteo Melchionda
2 and
Maria Grazia Faticato
7
1
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Agostino Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
2
University Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy
3
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Salesi Children’s Hospital, Ancona, Italy
4
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, S. Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy
5
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
6
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Sulmona, Italy
7
University Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2013, 5(1), e2; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2013.e2
Submission received: 15 October 2012 / Revised: 30 November 2012 / Accepted: 1 February 2013 / Published: 18 February 2013

Abstract

Complications in pediatric anesthesia can happen, even in our modern hospitals with the most advanced equipment and skilled anesthesiologists. It is important, albeit in a tranquil and reassuring way, to inform parents of the possibility of complications and, in general, of the anesthetic risks. This is especially imperative when speaking to the parents of children who will be operated on for minor procedures: in our experience, they tend to think that the anesthesia will be a light anesthesia without risks. Often the surgeons tell them that the operation is very simple without stressing the fact that it will be done under general anesthesia which is identical to the one we give for major operations. Different is the scenario for the parents of children who are affected by malignant neoplasms: in these cases they already know that the illness is serious. They have this tremendous burden and we choose not to add another one by discussing anesthetic risks, so we usually go along with the examination of the child without bringing up the possibility of complications, unless there is some specific problem such as a mediastinal mass.
Keywords: pediatric anesthesia; complications; anesthetic drugs; preanesthetic evaluation pediatric anesthesia; complications; anesthetic drugs; preanesthetic evaluation

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de Francisci, G.; Papasidero, A.E.; Spinazzola, G.; Galante, D.; Caruselli, M.; Pedrotti, D.; Caso, A.; Lambo, M.; Melchionda, M.; Faticato, M.G. Update on Complications in Pediatric Anesthesia. Pediatr. Rep. 2013, 5, e2. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2013.e2

AMA Style

de Francisci G, Papasidero AE, Spinazzola G, Galante D, Caruselli M, Pedrotti D, Caso A, Lambo M, Melchionda M, Faticato MG. Update on Complications in Pediatric Anesthesia. Pediatric Reports. 2013; 5(1):e2. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2013.e2

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de Francisci, Giovanni, Angela Elisa Papasidero, Giorgia Spinazzola, Dario Galante, Marco Caruselli, Dino Pedrotti, Antonio Caso, Massimo Lambo, Matteo Melchionda, and Maria Grazia Faticato. 2013. "Update on Complications in Pediatric Anesthesia" Pediatric Reports 5, no. 1: e2. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2013.e2

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de Francisci, G., Papasidero, A. E., Spinazzola, G., Galante, D., Caruselli, M., Pedrotti, D., Caso, A., Lambo, M., Melchionda, M., & Faticato, M. G. (2013). Update on Complications in Pediatric Anesthesia. Pediatric Reports, 5(1), e2. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2013.e2

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