Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study

Respiratory adverse events in adults with COVID-19 undergoing general anaesthesia can be life-threatening. However, there remains a knowledge gap about respiratory adverse events in children with COVID-19. We created an international observational registry to collect airway management outcomes in children with COVID-19 who were having a general anaesthetic.

Citation:
Peterson MB, Gurnaney HG, Disma N, Matava C, ……. von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Fiadjoe JE, Sommerfield A, Sommerfield D for the PAWS-Covid-19 Group. Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study. Anaesthesia. 2022;77(6):649-58.

Keywords:
COVID-19; airway; airway adverse events; paediatrics; tracheal intubation

Abstract:
Respiratory adverse events in adults with COVID-19 undergoing general anaesthesia can be life-threatening. However, there remains a knowledge gap about respiratory adverse events in children with COVID-19. We created an international observational registry to collect airway management outcomes in children with COVID-19 who were having a general anaesthetic.