Kirby, J., Walshaw, E.G., Yesudian, G. et al. (1 more author) (2020) Repeat paediatric dental general anaesthesia at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust: a service evaluation. British Dental Journal, 228 (4). pp. 255-258. ISSN 0007-0610
Abstract
Introduction The use of general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry should be appropriate and justified. During the treatment of children, a clinician should have foresight into the future dental requirements of the patient and whether a future general anaesthetic will be required in quick succession. Efforts should be made when possible to avoid this.
Aims This service evaluation was performed to gather information regarding repeat dental general anaesthetics within Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Methods All children's records who had experienced a repeat dental general anaesthetic between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2018 were analysed. Those who had experienced a repeat dental general anaesthetic within two years were investigated.
Results Overall, 0.63% of children had a repeat dental general anaesthetic within a two-year period. These repeat dental general anaesthetics were mainly justified due to new dental caries. 43.9% had modifying factors, such as a complex medical history, that could have impacted the need for a second dental general anaesthetic.
Conclusion The repeat rate in Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is low. We believe this is a result of specialist treatment planning and appropriate use of both 'extraction only' and 'restorative and extraction' GA lists.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to British Dental Association. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in British Dental Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2020 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41415-020-1256-9 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:158036 |