title: General anesthesia morbidity and mortality in eye surgery at a children's hospital.
abstract: The anesthesia and hospital records of 2,422 consecutive cases of eye surgery, taking place over a period of ten years, were reviewed for anesthetic morbidity and mortality. There was no mortality and no permanent morbidity. Reversible morbidity was found in 11.6% of cases, with an attack rate of 12.9%.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies