Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2017
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyDifferences in intraoperative hemodynamics between spinal and general anesthesia in infants undergoing pyloromyotomy.
Hypotension and bradycardia are known side effects of spinal anesthesia in pregnant women undergoing cesarean section and adults undergoing other surgical procedures. Whether children experience similar hemodynamic changes is unclear. ⋯ Our findings show that spinal anesthesia performed in healthy infants undergoing pyloromyotomy results in reduced intraoperative blood pressure changes from baseline, significantly higher blood pressure readings, and no increased bradycardia compared to general anesthesia. Further research is needed to assess whether any clinical impact of these hemodynamic differences between spinal and general anesthesia exists.