The Anesthesia Perioperative “Call for Help”—Experience at a Quaternary Pediatric Medical Center: Analysis of 67,564 Anesthesia Encounters

Abstract

Our study offers the most comprehensive analysis of emergent perioperative calls for help in pediatric anesthesia to date. We identified several characteristics, independently associated with more complicated and frequent perioperative STAT calls. Further research is required to evaluate the utility of this information in preventing and treating adverse events in children undergoing surgery and anesthesia.