Can Nasopharyngeal Suction Under Anesthesia Reduce the Incidence of Respiratory Adverse Events After Supraglottic Airway Removal in Children? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Subgroup analysis of patients with active or recent upper respiratory tract infection (upper respiratory tract infection) was decided a priori.

The incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events was 21.8%, with no significant difference between Group N (21.2%) and Group O (22.3%).

In the general pediatric population, nasopharyngeal suctioning did not reduce the incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events.