Implementation of minimal annual procedural volumes (e.g., 250 anesthesia/deep sedations per year for anesthesiologists continuously dedicated) and organizational standards is recommended to enhance safety of pediatric anesthesia.
The SIAATIP guidelines establish the minimum standards for professional competence and hospital organization to ensure safe pediatric and neonatal anesthesia procedures in Italy.
Introduction Over the last years the field of pediatric and neonatal anesthesia has become a recognized subspecialty in many countries of the world and the need for appropri- ate training and availability of a specially equipped en- vironment has now been commonly accepted. In order to standardize and guarantee the same level of care for an infant or child definition of the minimal re- quirements for training, equipment and hospital organi- zation are required. For this purpose, the committee of the Italian Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, Analgesia and Intensive Care (SIAATIP – Società Italiana di Anestesia, Analgesia e Terapia Intensiva Pediatrica), formed of experts in the field of pediatric anesthesia and intensive care, has de- cided to release a statement for the minimal require- ments to deliver safe pediatric anesthesia. Methodology For level of evidences and strength of recommendations the Society referred to the document produced by the National Program for Guidelines (PNLG) of the Italian Superior Health Institute, and to its methodological manual available on the official website www.snlg- iss.it. Since it is not a clinical-experimental work, the SIAATIP committee decided to use the Italian scheme adopted by the PNLG Content and purpose The SIAATIP Committee established that the skills in pediatric and neonatal anesthesia must follow the mini- mal standards of safety according to the indications of literature and of international scientific community, adapted them to Italian health organizational reality. The purpose of this recommendations is to establish the minimum standards necessary for professional compe- tence and organization of hospitals to ensure pediatric and neonatal anesthesia procedures with maximum safe- ty, effectiveness and efficiency by reducing the risks and complications, pursuing the maximum strictness in their application.
Galante et al. (2017) studied Pediatric and neonatal patients requiring anesthesia procedures. Implementation of minimal requirements and standards for safe pediatric anesthesia procedures was evaluated on Reduction of anesthesia-related complications and risks through adherence to minimal standards for pediatric anesthesia. Implementation of minimal annual procedural volumes (e.g., 250 anesthesia/deep sedations per year for anesthesiologists continuously dedicated) and organizational standards is recommended to enhance safety of pediatric anesthesia.