Publications by authors named "Megan Rodgers McCormick"
Foreign bodies of the airway are common occurrences in the pediatric population. Children requiring anesthesia for removal of airway foreign bodies can present many challenges. In this case, the patient required urgent removal of a foreign body while symptomatic with upper and lower respiratory symptoms.
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- The Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative (PEACOC) studied COVID-19 prevalence among children undergoing anesthesia during the pandemic, finding lower infection rates than in the general population.
- The study analyzed data from 33,320 anesthesia encounters across 12 centers, identifying several independent risk factors for COVID-19 positivity, including race, ethnicity, and specific medical conditions.
- This research represents the first large-scale universal testing for COVID-19 in pediatric anesthesia, providing insights into how certain factors correlate with infection risk during surgery.