Background Worldwide, perioperative mortality has declined over the past 50 years, but the
reduction is skewed toward high-income countries (HICs). Currently, pediatric perioperative …

Background The body of evidence showed that perioperative cardiac arrest and mortality
trends varied globally over time particularly in low and middle-income nations. However, the …

Background Safe anaesthesia and surgery are a public health imperative. There are few
data describing outcomes for children undergoing anaesthesia and surgery in Africa. We …

Study objective With increasing improvement in perioperative care, post-surgical
complication and mortality rates have continued to decline in the United States …

BACKGROUND: Severe anesthetic-related critical incident (SARCI) monitoring is an
essential component of safe, quality anesthetic care. Predominantly retrospective data from …

Clinical registries are multicenter prospective observational datasets that have been used to
examine current perioperative practices in pediatric anesthesia. These datasets have …

Background The aim of this study is to investigate the impact that COVID-19 had on the
pattern and trend of surgical volumes, urgency and reason for surgery during the first 6 …

BACKGROUND: Mortality rates among surgical patients in Africa are double those of
surgical patients in high-income countries. Internationally, there is a call to improve access …

Background Perioperative mortality is one of the tools that can help to assess the adequacy
of healthcare delivery in a nation. This audit was conducted to determine the 24-hour, 7-day …

Background: Postoperative pain is a common and distressing consequence of surgery in
children. It can lead to suffering, prolonged recovery, impaired physical functioning, and …