Objectives Anesthesia for children with an upper respiratory tract infection(URI)has an increased risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events(PRAEs)that may be predicted according to the COLDS score.The aims of t...Objectives Anesthesia for children with an upper respiratory tract infection(URI)has an increased risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events(PRAEs)that may be predicted according to the COLDS score.The aims of this study were to evaluate the validity of the COLDS score in children undergoing ilioinguinal ambulatory surgery with mild to moderate URI and to investigate new predictors of PRAEs.Methods This was a prospective observational study including children aged 1-5 years with mild to moderate symptoms of URI who were proposed for ambulatory ilioinguinal surgery.The anesthesia protocol was standardized.Patients were divided into two groups according to the incidence of PRAEs.Multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess predictors for PRAEs.Results In this observational study,216 children were included.The incidence of PRAEs was 21%.Predictors of PRAEs were respiratory comorbidities(adjusted OR(aOR)=6.3,95%CI 1.19 to 33.2;p=0.003),patients postponed before 15 days(aOR=4.3,95%CI 0.83 to 22.4;p=0.029),passive smoking(aOR=5.31,95%CI 2.07 to 13.6;p=0.001),and COLDS score of>10(aOR=3.7,95%CI 0.2 to 53.4;p=0.036).Conclusions Even in ambulatory surgery,the COLDS score was effective in predicting the risks of PRAEs.Passive smoking and previous comorbidities were the main predictors of PRAEs in our population.It seems that children with severe URI should be postponed to receive surgery for more than 15 days.展开更多
A 3-year old female child with a history of intermittent abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting presented with fever,vomiting,and abdominal pain.The epigastrium was mildly sensitive on examination.Laboratory studies...A 3-year old female child with a history of intermittent abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting presented with fever,vomiting,and abdominal pain.The epigastrium was mildly sensitive on examination.Laboratory studies showed elevated leukocyte count(13000/L),amylase(667 U/L),and lipase(2332 U/L).Abdominal CT showed pancreatitis with a cystic lesion repressing the pancreatic head.展开更多
文摘Objectives Anesthesia for children with an upper respiratory tract infection(URI)has an increased risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events(PRAEs)that may be predicted according to the COLDS score.The aims of this study were to evaluate the validity of the COLDS score in children undergoing ilioinguinal ambulatory surgery with mild to moderate URI and to investigate new predictors of PRAEs.Methods This was a prospective observational study including children aged 1-5 years with mild to moderate symptoms of URI who were proposed for ambulatory ilioinguinal surgery.The anesthesia protocol was standardized.Patients were divided into two groups according to the incidence of PRAEs.Multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess predictors for PRAEs.Results In this observational study,216 children were included.The incidence of PRAEs was 21%.Predictors of PRAEs were respiratory comorbidities(adjusted OR(aOR)=6.3,95%CI 1.19 to 33.2;p=0.003),patients postponed before 15 days(aOR=4.3,95%CI 0.83 to 22.4;p=0.029),passive smoking(aOR=5.31,95%CI 2.07 to 13.6;p=0.001),and COLDS score of>10(aOR=3.7,95%CI 0.2 to 53.4;p=0.036).Conclusions Even in ambulatory surgery,the COLDS score was effective in predicting the risks of PRAEs.Passive smoking and previous comorbidities were the main predictors of PRAEs in our population.It seems that children with severe URI should be postponed to receive surgery for more than 15 days.
文摘A 3-year old female child with a history of intermittent abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting presented with fever,vomiting,and abdominal pain.The epigastrium was mildly sensitive on examination.Laboratory studies showed elevated leukocyte count(13000/L),amylase(667 U/L),and lipase(2332 U/L).Abdominal CT showed pancreatitis with a cystic lesion repressing the pancreatic head.
