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Mortality risks associated with pediatric dental care using general anesthesia in a hospital setting

  • Jessica Y. Lee1,*,
  • Michael W. Roberts2

1Departments of Pediatric Dentistry and Health Policy Analysis, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC；Departments of Pediatric Dentistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.27.4.e3gw10732q917757 Vol.27,Issue 4,October 2003 pp.381-384

Published: 01 October 2003

*Corresponding Author(s): Jessica Y. Lee E-mail: jessica_lee@dentistry.unc.edu

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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 respond-ing 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.

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Jessica Y. Lee,Michael W. Roberts. Mortality risks associated with pediatric dental care using general anesthesia in a hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2003. 27(4);381-384.

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