ArticlePaediatric anaesthesia2025
Oxygenation Practices During General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: An International Survey in Europe, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
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- Clinical effectiveness of perioperative oxygen therapy strategies in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.British journal of anaesthesia · 2026Pooled it
- [RSI in pediatric anesthesia: an online survey of actual clinical practice].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2026Article
- Oxygenation Practices During General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: An International Survey in Europe, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimsAt present, there is a growing body of knowledge regarding the benefits and risks associated with oxygen use in medical practice. In the perioperative period, high fractions of inspiratory oxygen are used during airway management. However, oxygen can have direct toxic effects, as well as systemic effects. In different fields of medicine, protocols exist to limit the use of oxygen, for example, in the intensive care unit and emergency department. However, in pediatric perioperative care, such protocols do not exist. We conducted an international survey among pediatric anesthesiologists to assess their daily practices regarding oxygen use during non-cardiac surgery. The objective of this survey was to determine self-reported perioperative oxygen use across several key areas: the default oxygen settings on anesthesia machines, the prevalence of preoxygenation, the fraction of inspiratory oxygen used intraoperatively, and considerations regarding the intraoperative administration of oxygen.
methodsAn online digital survey consisting of up to 21 questions in LimeSurvey was developed and sent to 5667 members of various international pediatric anesthesia societies (ESPA, APAGBI, SPA, SPANZA).
resultsA total of 828 responses were received (response rate 15%). The median reported default inspiratory oxygen (FiO
conclusionsOxygen administration practices during pediatric anesthesia are hardly regulated. There are opportunities to further limit the use of oxygen. For instance, default settings can be lowered, and intraoperative FiO
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