The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted anesthesia care all over the world. There remains very little data on current practice patterns and patient outcomes, particularly in anesthetized children. This is a prospective observational, multi-center study to investigate airway management related outcomes in children undergoing anesthesia during this pandemic. The investigators will compare the incidence of complications (particularly hypoxemia) in patients with COVID-19 to those who are COVID-19 negative during airway management. PAWS COVID-19 Registry https://is.gd/PEDICOVID19 Registration link https://is.gd/researchrequest
Procedure: airway management during sedation or general anesthesia
airway management in children receiving sedation or general anesthesia for an elective, emergency, or urgent diagnostic or surgical procedure
Inclusion Criteria:
- Undergoing an inpatient or outpatient procedure under general anesthesia with or
without regional analgesia
- Undergoing a diagnostic procedure under sedation or general anesthesia
- Undergoing an urgent or emergent procedure performed during and outside of the regular
operating room schedule hours.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years.
- Children admitted to the operating room already intubated
- Children who require tracheal intubation for life-threatening conditions in the
emergency department, intensive care, or hospital ward.
Boston Children's Hopsital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States