Pediatric anesthesia in developing countries: experience in the two main university hospitals of Benin in West Africa.

Aims: To describe the practice of pediatric anesthesia in the main University Hospitals in Benin.

Patients And Methods: We conduct a retrospective study involving 512 children at the 'Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire' and the 'Hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant Lagune' in Cotonou. All children less than 15 years of age undergoing surgery from January to December 2007 were included.