Postoperative complications of pediatric dental general anesthesia procedure provided in Jeddah hospitals, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Review of post-operative morbidity reports for pediatric dental care under general anesthesia (GA) show great variations. Until now, no morbidity data has been available to estimate the safety of pediatric patients under GA for dental rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia. The purposes of this study were to (1) investigate post-operative complications associated with dental care under GA and (2) correlate morbidity reports with patient's characteristics, dental procedures, and hospital protocol.

The use of general anesthesia in pediatric dental care of children at multi-dental centers in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: High caries reports in young Saudi children strongly suggest the need occasionally for general anesthesia to provide quality dental work. The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of patients, dental procedures and hospital protocols for Pediatric Dental General Anesthesia (PDGA) procedure at multi-dental centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Study Design: Study sample included 90 children attending PDGA treatment at three governmental hospitals in Jeddah.