Abstract
Laryngospasm is most common in children during general anesthesia that is the involuntary closure of glottis muscle. In general anesthesia, laryngospasm is most common in which airway obstruction occur and the anesthetist considers it a different thing. If laryngospasm is not recognized early and if not treated then it leads to severe complications. The complication include respiratory depression, cardiac arrest and patient should be intubated, ventilated and oxygenated.The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of post-operative laryngospasm in the pediatric population, its common clinical presentations, and outcomes at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar.This was a Descriptive Cross Sectional study conducted at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, A total of 231 patients aged 1–12 years were included through Non Probability Convenient Sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 26. In our study, out of total 231 respondents, 83 participants (35.9%) had age between 1 to 3 years. Those with 4 to 6 years of age accounted for 75 individuals, or 32.5% of the total. Another 55 participants (23.8%) reported having age between 7 to 9 years. Lastly, 18 individuals (7.8%) were 10 to 12 aged. Out of the 231 participants surveyed, 30 individuals (13.0%) responded "Yes," indicating the occurrence of the event in question. Four participants (1.7%) answered "No," while the majority—197 individuals (85.3%)—specifically replied "No Laryngospasm." Concerning the type of surgeries, it was found that elective surgeries prevailed, representing 79.2 percent of cases, with the other 20.8 percent accounting to emergency surgeries. The data also concludes that a relatively small proportion of the participants (14.7%) has had post-operative laryngospasm. Most of them did not need reintubation and mechanical ventilation, and only 6.9 percent of the individuals who needed them developed laryngospasm complication needing additional measures. This indicates that most patients do not have to go through major procedures in case their laryngospasm occurs.