Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2011
Preoperative anxiety in adolescents undergoing surgery: a pilot study.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a prospective assessment of preoperative anxiety in adolescents undergoing surgery. ⋯ A large proportion of adolescents experience significant anxiety that increases from the preoperative holding area to anesthesia induction. Underlying baseline anxiety and depression as well somatization and fearful temperament are predictors of this phenomenon.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2011
Neurodevelopmental outcome following exposure to sedative and analgesic drugs for complex cardiac surgery in infancy.
To determine whether sedation/analgesia drugs used before, during, and after infant cardiac surgery are associated with neurodevelopmental outcome. ⋯ We found no evidence of an association between dose and duration of sedation/analgesia drugs during the operative and perioperative period and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2011
Excess comorbidities associated with malignant hyperthermia diagnosis in pediatric hospital discharge records.
Case reports have linked malignant hyperthermia (MH) to several genetic diseases. ⋯ Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue are significantly associated with MH diagnosis in children. Further research is warranted to determine the clinical utility of these comorbidities in assessing MH susceptibility in children.