Safe perioperative pediatric care around the world

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 947-951

  Ivani, Giorgio ^a   Walker, Isabeau ^b   Enright, Angela ^c  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

complications; developing world; equipment; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRICS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHESIA; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866249544     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12009     Document Type: Review

References (21)

1. Gonzalez LP, Pignaton W, Kusano PS, et al,. Anesthesia-related mortality in pediatric patients: a systematic review. Clinics 2012; 67: 381-387.
2. Van der Griend BJ, Lister NA, McKenzie IM, et al,. Postoperative mortality in children after 101,885 at a tertiary hospital. Anesth Analg 2011; 112: 1440-1447.
3. Walker IA, Wilson IH,. Anaesthesia in developing countries-a risk for patients. Lancet 2008; 371: 968-969. (Pubitemid 351389519)
4. Zoumenou E, Gbenou S, Assouto P, et al,. Pediatric anesthesia in developing countries: experience in the two main university hospitals of Benin in West Africa. Pediatr Anesth 2010; 20: 741-747.
5. WHO. WHO Guidelines for safe surgery 2009. Safe surgery saves lives. Available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241598552-eng.pdf. Accessed 7 July, 2012.
6. Haynes A, Weiser T, Berry W, et al,. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. New Engl J Med 2009; 360: 491-499.
7. Van Klei WA, Hoff R, van Aarnhem E, et al,. Effects of the introduction of the WHO 'Surgical Safety Checklist' on in-hospital mortality. Ann Surg 2012; 255: 44-49.
8. Hodges SC, Mijumbi C, Okello M, et al,. Anaesthesia in developing countries: defining the problems. Anaesthesia 2007; 62: 4-11. (Pubitemid 44869632)
9. Walker IA, Obua AD, Mouton F, et al,. Paediatric surgery and anaesthesia in south-western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. Bull World Health Organ 2010; 88: 897-906.
10. Kushner AL, Cherian MN, Noel L, et al,. Addressing the Millennium Development Goals from a surgical perspective: essential surgery and anesthesia in 8 low- and middle-income countries. Arch Surg 2010; 145: 154-159.
11. Notrica MR, Evans FE, Knowlton LM, et al,. Rwandan surgical and anesthesia infrastrucure: a survey of district hospitals. World J Surg 2011; 35: 1770-1780.
12. Reshamwalla S, Gobeze AA, Ghosh S, et al,. Snapshot of surgical activity in rural Ethiopia: is enough done? World J Surg 2012; 36: 1049-1055.
13. Grimes C, Law RSL, Borgstein ES, et al,., Systematic review of met and unmet need of surgical disease in rural sub-Saharan Africa. World J Surg 2012; 36: 8-23.
14. Iddriss A, Shivute N, Bickler S, et al,. Emergency, anaesthetic and essential surgical capacity in the Gambia. Bull World Health Organ 2011; 89: 565-572.
15. Ouro-Bangna Maman F, Kabore RAF, Zoumenou E, et al,. Anesthesia for children in sub-Saharan Africa-a description of settings, common presenting conditions and outcomes. Pediatr Anesth 2009; 19: 5-11.
16. Weiser TG, Regenbogen SE, Thompson KD, et al,. An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data. Lancet 2008; 372: 139-144.
17. Ameh EA, Gogo PM, Nmadu PT,. Emergency neonatal surgery in a developing country. Pediatr Surg Int 2001; 17: 448-451. (Pubitemid 32634644)
18. Amponsah G,. Challenges of anaesthesia in the management of the surgical neonates in Africa. Afr J Paediatr Surg 2010; 7: 134-139.
19. Ekenze SO, Ngaikedi C, Obasi AA,. Problems and outcomes of Hirschsprung's disease presenting after 1 year of age in a developing country. World J Surg 2011; 35: 22-26.
20. WHO. Emergency and essential surgical care. Available at: http://www.who.int/surgery/en/. Accessed 11 July, 2012.
21. Cherian MN, Choo S, Wilson I, et al,. Building and retaining the neglected anaesthesia health workforce: is it crucial for health systems strengthening through primary health care? Bull World Health Organ 2010; 88: 637-639.