PMID- 36254629 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221102 LR - 20221215 IS - 2154-1671 (Electronic) IS - 2154-1671 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Nov 1 TI - The Nature, Frequency, and Timing of Pediatric Sedation Adverse Events. PG - 930-936 LID - 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006531 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The nature and frequency of pediatric sedation adverse events (AEs) have been well described. However, the timing of specific AEs in induction, procedure, and recovery phase of sedation remains unknown. The objective was to describe the nature, frequency, and timing of AEs. We hypothesized that most AEs would start at the induction phase. METHODS: We examined prospectively collected data of sedation encounters of children 3 months to 18 years of age, characterized by at least 1 AE, from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2020. Patient characteristics, primary diagnosis, procedure type, nature, frequency, and timing of AEs were reported. RESULTS: Of 12 012 sedation encounters, the mean age was 7.6 (SD = 4.9) years, most (89%) were American Society of Anesthesiologists II risk, the most common diagnosis was hematology/oncology (27.3%) and the most common procedure radiologic (47.8%). At least 1 AE occurred during 765 (6.4%) encounters. Respiratory AEs were most common (n = 645, 5.4% of all encounters) and started more often during induction (64.5% of respiratory AEs). Partial upper airway obstruction was the most common respiratory AE (2.8% of all encounters). Partial (59.4%) and complete (77.3%) upper airway obstruction and apnea (84%) all began more often during induction. Laryngospasm (48.4% vs 46.8%) and hypoxemia (59.3% vs 39%) were similarly distributed between induction and procedure, respectively, though they were rare during recovery. CONCLUSIONS: Most respiratory events in this cohort started during the induction or procedure phases. The sedation team should be especially prepared to administer rescue maneuvers and allocate staff/resources during these phases. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. FAU - Boriosi, Juan P AU - Boriosi JP AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. FAU - Lasarev, Micheal L AU - Lasarev ML AD - Department of Biostatistics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. FAU - Ferrazano, Peter A AU - Ferrazano PA AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. FAU - Peters, Megan E AU - Peters ME AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Hosp Pediatr JT - Hospital pediatrics JID - 101585349 SB - IM MH - Child MH - Humans MH - *Anesthesia/adverse effects MH - Cohort Studies MH - Data Collection MH - Hypoxia/epidemiology/etiology MH - *Airway Obstruction/etiology MH - Conscious Sedation/adverse effects EDAT- 2022/10/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/03 06:00 CRDT- 2022/10/18 04:22 PHST- 2022/10/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/18 04:22 [entrez] AID - 189743 [pii] AID - 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006531 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Nov 1;12(11):930-936. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006531.