Risks and Consent


UK Data from APRICOT: Incidence of severe critical events in paediatric anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: secondary analysis of the anaesthesia practice in children observational trial (APRICOT study). Engelhardt T et al. Anaesthesia, 74 (3): 300-311 (2019)


Main NECTARINE Study: Morbidity and mortality after anaesthesia in early life: results of the European prospective multicentre observational study, neonate and children audit of anaesthesia practice in Europe (NECTARINE). Disma, N et al. Br J Anaesth. 126(6): 1157-1172 (2021)


Ensuring safe anaesthesia for neonates infants and young children – what really matters. Weiss et al. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101 (7): 650-652 (2016)


RCOA Paediatric Anaesthesia Common Events and Risks Infographic


Closing the gaps: consent and preoperative assessment for children and young people. Wellesley H and Courtman S. British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 132, Issue 6, 1184 – 1186 (2024)