Study of Surgical Outcomes and Postoperative Complications in Children Under 18 in Latin America

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are conducting an international, multicenter observational study to evaluate postoperative complications in pediatric patients under 18 years old undergoing surgery in Latin American hospitals. The study aims to understand the incidence and types of in-hospital complications up to 30 days after surgery, as well as related mortality and risk factors specific to this population. This research addresses gaps in data about surgical outcomes in low- and middle-income countries and seeks to improve care for children in Latin America. The study will include all consecutive pediatric patients admitted for elective or nonelective surgeries during a 14-day recruitment period at participating hospitals. Surgeries performed outside operating rooms with local or general anesthesia are also included, but radiological procedures without surgery and obstetric surgeries are excluded. Each child will be followed from surgery until hospital discharge or 30 days postoperatively to monitor outcomes. Participants will have their data collected via secure electronic or paper forms, recording demographic, surgical, and outcome information. Researchers will analyze postoperative complications, mortality, severe intraoperative events, and intensive care admissions. Data will be anonymized and securely stored. This observational study does not involve treatment but focuses on monitoring and understanding surgical outcomes over the study period.

Latin American Surgical Outcomes Study in Pediatric Patients