Common error traps in anesthesia for neonatal surgical emergencies

Tyler Morrissey, Fiona Taverner, Anthony Sawyer, Kim Strupp

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Abstract

Neonatal surgical emergencies are challenging, often high-risk procedures for the pediatric anesthesiologist. Though each emergency presents different anesthetic challenges, several error traps exist that are common to all procedures in this patient population. These error traps include errors in surgical timing, airway management, maintenance of normothermia and normoglycemia, and recognition of pharmacologic and physiologic differences. In this narrative review, we will discuss each error trap to aid the clinician in recognizing, planning for, and mitigating adverse events.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6-16
Number of pages11
JournalPaediatric Anaesthesia
Volume35
Issue number1
Early online date6 Nov 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2025

Keywords

  • cognitive bias
  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • drug metabolism
  • error traps
  • hypoglycemia
  • hypothermia
  • neonatal airway
  • neonatal surgical emergencies
  • pyloric stenosis
  • tracheoesophageal fistula

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