Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · May 2009
ReviewSpecialist training in pediatric anesthesia - the Scandinavian approach.
There has been a great deal of focus on specialist training in pediatric anesthesia in the last decade or so. Internationally, however, there is still no uniform agreement as to how such a training program should be arranged and organized. Since September 2003, the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine has coordinated an advanced Inter-Nordic educational program in pediatric anesthesia and intensive care. ⋯ The program also includes three theoretical courses each of 4 days duration and a 4-week exchange module at another pediatric center inside or outside Scandinavia. In this article the Scandinavian training program in pediatric anesthesia and intensive care is presented and discussed in more details. International collaboration on how best to arrange and organize a training program in pediatric anesthesia and intensive care is encouraged.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · May 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialTwo different doses of caudal neostigmine co-administered with levobupivacaine produces analgesia in children.
This study was aimed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy duration of analgesia, and side effects of two different doses of caudal neostigmine used with levobupivacaine in children. ⋯ Caudal neostigmine in doses of 2 and 4 microg.kg(-1) with levobupivacaine extends the duration of analgesia without increasing the incidence of adverse effects, and 2 microg.kg(-1) seems to be the optimal dose, as higher dose has no further advantages.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · May 2009
Intraoperative opioid dosing in children with and without cerebral palsy.
To describe the differences in intraoperative opioid dosing and associated outcomes in children with and without cerebral palsy (CP). ⋯ Similar to prior research on children with cognitive impairment, a reduction in intraoperative opioid dosing was found in children with CP. Given the discrepant doses of intraoperative opioid between groups, it is unclear whether children with CP are at any greater risk for untoward opioid-related events.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · May 2009
Letter Case ReportsIatrogenic endotracheal tube obstruction with foam face padding.