Journal article
Comparison of Failed and Kept General Anesthesia Appointments in a Pediatric Dental Clinic
Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.88(3), pp.173-179
09/15/2021
PMID: 34937627
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate reasons pediatric dental patients missed appointments associated with general anesthesia (GA) or monitored anesthesia care (MAC).
Methods: Data were collected using a retrospective review of 518 charts of patients with appointments at a university
pediatric dental clinic between January 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019. The information obtained included patient demographics and reasons for failing appointments. Statistical analyses included descriptive and bivariate analyses (alpha=0.05).
Results: A total of 518 patients
were included in the study. There were 86 failed appointments (age=7.6±5.8 [standard deviation; {SD}] years; 64 percent males) and 432 kept appointments (age=8.4±7.0 [SD] years; 61.6 percent males), were included in the study. Among those patients who failed appointments, 82.6
percent had public aid (Medicaid) coverage and 47.7 percent had special health care needs (SHCN). For those who kept appointments, 80.8 percent had Medicaid coverage and 55.8 percent had SHCN. The most common reason for failed appointments was "child illness." Patients seen for emergency care
between consultation and the surgery visit were more likely to fail appointments than those who were not seen for emergency care (33.3 percent versus 12.7 percent; P =0.001). Additionally, the mean/median days, respectively, between consultation and surgery for patients who missed appointments
were significantly higher than for patients who kept appointments (107.5/91 days versus 75.6/58 days; P <0.001).
Conclusion: Significant differences were found between patients who failed their appointments and those who kept them.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparison of Failed and Kept General Anesthesia Appointments in a Pediatric Dental Clinic
- Creators
- Jasmine Butler - Dr. Butler is a resident, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Md., USAKecia LearyFang Qian - University of IowaAmy Lesch - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.88(3), pp.173-179
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- PMID
- 34937627
- ISSN
- 1551-8949
- eISSN
- 1935-5068
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/15/2021
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Pediatric Dentistry; Dental Research
- Record Identifier
- 9984367624702771
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