International multiinstitutional external validation of preoperative risk scores for 30 day in hospital mortality in paediatric patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Submitted March 2025 by Dr Andrew Hughes

Overview This is an external validation study of two patient-specific paediatric preoperative risk scores for 30-day in-hospital mortality --- Methods The Pediatric Risk Assessment (PRAm)...

Analgesic efficacy and safety of erector spinae plane block in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery

A systematic review and Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Submitted March 2025 by Dr Matt Hart

Summary This systematic review and meta-analysis compared analgesic efficacy and safety between erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and controls in paediatric surgical patients. The primary outcome...

Optimizing pediatric tonsillectomy outcomes with an opioid sparing anesthesia protocol

Learning and continuously improving with real-world data

Pediatric Anesthesia

Submitted March 2025 by Dr David Kinchington

This paper is a perspective piece primarily providing insight into how one ambulatory surgical centre utilised quality improvement processes supported by new generation artificial intelligence (AI)...

Long-term outcomes of early exposure to repeated general anaesthesia in children with cystic fibrosis (CF-GAIN)

A multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled phase 4 trial

The Lancet

Submitted February 2025 by Dr Nicole Wylie

Summary - Study Type: The initial trial was a prospective, open-label, unblinded, randomised and multi-centre trial designed to look at the entirely different clinical question of pulmonary and...