Outcome following anaesthesia in infancy in the Nordic countries: Subgroup analysis of the NECTARINE study.

Introduction: The neonate and children audit of anaesthesia practice in Europe (NECTARINE) prospective observational study reported an incidence of 35.2% of critical events requiring intervention during 6542 anaesthetics in 5609 infants up to 60 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) from 165 centres in 31 European countries.

Methods: Sub-analysis of the cohort from the Nordic countries (8% of the entire cohort) was conducted.