Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2004
Use of spinal anaesthesia in paediatric patients: a single centre experience with 1132 cases.
Spinal anaesthesia has been used in children for over 100 years and in the last two decades its popularity for newborns and infants has increased, but there are still unanswered questions with the technique. ⋯ Spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine is a feasible anaesthetic method in children for surgery in the lower part of the body.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2004
Comparative StudyGenerating a learning curve for penile block in neonates, infants and children: an empirical evaluation of technical skills in novice and experienced anaesthetists.
Literature concerning learning curves for anaesthesiological procedures in paediatric anaesthesia is rare. The aim of this study was to assess the number of penile blocks needed to guarantee a high success rate in children. ⋯ Penile block in children is easily learned by residents. A steep learning curve was found. The success rate was over 93.5% after more than 40 blocks.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of caudal ropivacaine, ropivacaine plus ketamine and ropivacaine plus tramadol administration for postoperative analgesia in children.
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of single-dose caudal ropivacaine, ropivacaine plus ketamine and ropivacaine plus tramadol in children for postoperative pain management. ⋯ Ropivacaine (0.4%), ropivacaine (0.2%) plus ketamine (0.25 mg x kg(-1)) and ropivacaine (0.2%) plus tramadol (0.5 mg x kg(-1)) provided sufficient analgesia in children, but the duration of analgesia was longer in the RT group.