Pediatric anesthesia is considered one of the more specialized and demanding areas of anesthesia, with the use of paralytic drugs and neuromuscular monitoring not yet as widespread as in adult care. Major studies have shown that as few as 16% of children receiving neuromuscular blocking drugs are adequately monitored, and the absence of monitoring has been directly linked to higher rates of postoperative respiratory complications. Following recent pediatric guidelines related to neuromuscular blocking drugs and monitoring, as well as recent U.S. market approval for the use of paralytic reversal drugs in infants, awareness around perioperative neuromuscular monitoring has increased significantly.

In a recent study (Morris B. et al., 2026) conducted at Children’s Hospital Colorado, researchers showed that quantitative neuromuscular monitoring not only led to a reduction in respiratory complications, but also cost savings compared to no monitoring, confirming monitoring as a dominant high value strategy in pediatric anesthesia. The award-winning study was presented at the IARS 2026 Congress in Montreal, Canada.

“We are accelerating the adoption of our technology within pediatric hospitals, with several important contracts recently secured across the U.S. and Europe. Our pediatric monitoring solution is not simply a derivative of an adult product, but is specifically designed with proprietary soft materials for use on the most sensitive patients, and it has its own FDA 510(k) clearance,” commented Philip Siberg, CEO of Senzime. “In addition, TetraGraph is supported by strong clinical and health economic data that further justifies investments in patient safety.”