Complications Associated With the Anesthesia Transport of Pediatric Patients: An Analysis of the Wake Up Safe Database

Abstract

Five percent of reported pediatric anesthesia adverse events are associated with transport. Learning points highlight the risk of emergence from anesthesia during transport to recovery or intensive care unit (ICU). ICU patients undergoing anesthesia transport face risks relating to transitions in providers, equipment, sedation, and physical positioning. Sedation and neuromuscular blockade may be necessary for transport in some patients but has been associated with adverse events in others.