Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyImpact of clear fluids fasting on pulmonary aspiration in children undergoing general anesthesia: Results of the German prospective multicenter observational (NiKs) study.
Shortening clear fluid fasting to 1 hour in children is not associated with increased aspiration incidence.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyVentilation in pediatric anesthesia: A French multicenter prospective observational study (PEDIAVENT).
Protective ventilation is now a standard of care in adults. However, management of ventilation is heterogeneous in children and little is known regarding the mechanical ventilation parameters actually used during pediatric anesthesia. ⋯ Ventilatory practices in children were heterogenous, and a large proportion of children were not ventilated as it is currently recommended by some experts.