September 10, 2025Anesthesia & Analgesia

Emergency Trauma Anesthesia Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Firearm and Nonfirearm Injuries: 9-Year Experience From a Regional US Level 1 Trauma Center

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MGMeera GangadharanMemorial Hermann AWAndrew M. Walters PAPudkrong AichholzUniversity of Washington

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Retrospective cohort study compares anesthesia care and outcomes in pediatric firearm and nonfirearm injuries, suggesting significant differences in mortality and procedures.

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Pediatric firearm injury hospitalizations tripled over 9 years, indicating increasing prevalence and need for targeted care.
Time to anesthetic care was shorter in firearm injury cases, emphasizing the urgency of treatment in severe traumas.
Anesthesia care for firearm injuries had higher therapeutic intensity, with greater estimated blood loss and transfusion rates observed.
Postoperative mortality was notably lower in firearm injury cases (6%) than in nonfirearm injuries (10%), highlighting the effectiveness of care.

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Gangadharan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479cbbf https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007652

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Retrospective cohort study compares anesthesia care and outcomes in pediatric firearm and nonfirearm injuries, suggesting significant differences in mortality and procedures.

Emergency Trauma Anesthesia Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Firearm and Nonfirearm Injuries: 9-Year Experience From a Regional US Level 1 Trauma Center

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Emergency Trauma Anesthesia Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Firearm and Nonfirearm Injuries: 9-Year Experience From a Regional US Level 1 Trauma Center

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