title: Mortality risks associated with pediatric dental care using general anesthesia in a hospital setting.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to the review the literature and survey the risk of mortality associated with general anesthesia in children in a hospital setting. An 8-item, one page, survey was sent to all (928) southeast regional hospital members of the American Hospital Association (AHA). A response rate of 41% was established. They reported 22,615 dental cases using general anesthesia on children the ages 1 to 6 years and there were no deaths associated with anesthesia reported by responding hospitals. It was concluded that no deaths were reported among more than 22,000 cases over a 10-year period. This provides valuable information on the safety using general anesthesia for pediatric dental care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA. jessica_lee@dentistry.unc.edu
authors.forename: Jessica Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires