Comparison of pediatric perioperative risk assessment by ASA physical status and by NARCO-SS (neurological, airway, respiratory, cardiovascular, other-surgical severity) scores

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 309-316

  Udupa, Ashwin N ^a   Ravindra, Madhavi N ^b   Chandrika, Y R ^b   Chandrakala, K R ^b   Bindu, N ^b   Watcha, Mehernoor F ^c  

^a EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (India)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia pediatric; assessment, preanesthetic; children; perioperative complications; risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASA PHYSICAL STATUS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; KAPPA STATISTICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROLOGICAL, AIRWAY, RESPIRATORY, CARDIOVASCULAR OTHER SURGICAL SEVERITY SCORE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922682829     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12588     Document Type: Article

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