Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2020
Association of Tidal Volume during Mechanical Ventilation with Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Major Scoliosis Surgery.
The use of lung-protective ventilation strategies with low tidal volumes may reduce the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications. However, evidence of the association of intraoperative tidal volume settings with pulmonary complications in pediatric patients undergoing major spinal surgery is insufficient. ⋯ In pediatric patients undergoing major spinal surgery, high tidal volume was associated with an elevated risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. However, the effect of tidal volume on pulmonary outcomes in the young subgroup (≤3 years) differed from that in the old (>3 years). Such information may help to optimize ventilation strategy for children of different ages.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2020
Incidence and risk factors of preoperative anxiety in Spanish-speaking children living in a Spanish-speaking country.
Most research on preoperative anxiety has focused on non-Latino populations. A study performed in the USA found that children from Spanish-speaking Latino families experienced higher anxiety than children from English-speaking families. ⋯ Spanish-speaking children undergoing elective surgery in their home country experienced significant rates of preoperative anxiety. Parental anxiety and previous negative surgical experience were risk factors associated with higher anxiety levels.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2020
East/West Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP): Developing Tomorrow's Pediatric Anesthesia Leaders.
Promoting and retaining junior faculty are major challenges for many medical schools. High clinical workloads often limit time for scholarly projects and academic development, especially in anesthesiology. To address this, we created the East/West Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP). ⋯ Moreover, ViSiPAP provides opportunities for women and underrepresented in medicine faculty. This program can help develop today's junior faculty into tomorrow's leaders in pediatric anesthesia. We advocate for expanding the concept of ViSiPAP to other institutions in academic medicine.