Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia

PurposeThe aims of this study were to investigate post-operative complications in pediatric patients 24 and 72 hours after general anesthesia (GA) and to identify any associations between dental procedures and complications.Materials and MethodsOne hundred and thirty three healthy pediatric patients...

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Main Authors: Merve Erkmen Almaz, Aylin Akbay Oba, Işıl Saroğlu Sönmez
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Published: Istanbul University 2019-09-01
Series:European Oral Research
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Aylin Akbay Oba
Işıl Saroğlu Sönmez
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description PurposeThe aims of this study were to investigate post-operative complications in pediatric patients 24 and 72 hours after general anesthesia (GA) and to identify any associations between dental procedures and complications.Materials and MethodsOne hundred and thirty three healthy pediatric patients who had undergone dental treatment under GA (age range: two to nine years) were included in this study. The project was designed as a prospective, observational study supported by a questionnaire that collected data on children’s post-operative complaints. Preoperative data were obtained from patients’ files and included age, gender, medical condition and admission type (inpatient or outpatient) variables. The postoperative complaints were assessed either by phone contact or by face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire 24 and 72 hours after treatment.Results 69.9% of children reported one or more complaints after 24 hours and 35.3% after 72 hours. Coughing and pain (27.1%), inability to eat (24.8%), psychological changes (24.1%) and a sore throat (21.1%) were the most common complaints during the first day. After 72 hours, the severity and rate of the complications decreased significantly (p < 0.05).ConclusionPost-operative complaints following dental treatment under GA tended to be of mild severity and were mainly limited to the first day after the procedure.
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spelling doaj-art-4623f65d78e9474992ca999a9be90d4c2025-08-20T03:52:32ZengIstanbul UniversityEuropean Oral Research2651-28232019-09-0153311311810.26650/eor.20190023123456Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesiaMerve Erkmen Almaz0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6766-2023Aylin Akbay Oba1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8820-8671Işıl Saroğlu Sönmez2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-0244Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Kirikkale, TurkiyeKırıkkale Üniversitesi, Kirikkale, TurkiyeAydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Aydin, TurkiyePurposeThe aims of this study were to investigate post-operative complications in pediatric patients 24 and 72 hours after general anesthesia (GA) and to identify any associations between dental procedures and complications.Materials and MethodsOne hundred and thirty three healthy pediatric patients who had undergone dental treatment under GA (age range: two to nine years) were included in this study. The project was designed as a prospective, observational study supported by a questionnaire that collected data on children’s post-operative complaints. Preoperative data were obtained from patients’ files and included age, gender, medical condition and admission type (inpatient or outpatient) variables. The postoperative complaints were assessed either by phone contact or by face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire 24 and 72 hours after treatment.Results 69.9% of children reported one or more complaints after 24 hours and 35.3% after 72 hours. Coughing and pain (27.1%), inability to eat (24.8%), psychological changes (24.1%) and a sore throat (21.1%) were the most common complaints during the first day. After 72 hours, the severity and rate of the complications decreased significantly (p < 0.05).ConclusionPost-operative complaints following dental treatment under GA tended to be of mild severity and were mainly limited to the first day after the procedure.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/43105243047E4646943D1D2A96A167E9childrendental caregeneral anesthesiacomplicationpostoperative
spellingShingle Merve Erkmen Almaz
Aylin Akbay Oba
Işıl Saroğlu Sönmez
Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
European Oral Research
children
dental care
general anesthesia
complication
postoperative
title Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
title_full Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
title_fullStr Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
title_full_unstemmed Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
title_short Postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
title_sort postoperative morbidity in pediatric patients following dental treatment under general anesthesia
topic children
dental care
general anesthesia
complication
postoperative
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/43105243047E4646943D1D2A96A167E9
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