Epidemiology
The incidence is between 1:5,000 to 1:50,000–100,000 procedures involving general anaesthesia. This disorder occurs worldwide and affects all racial groups. Most cases, however, occur in children and young adults, which might be related to the fact many older people will have already had surgeries and thus would know about and be able to avoid this condition.
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