Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2020
Historical ArticleThe "Mother of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia": An interview with Dr. Dolly D. Hansen, A Pioneering Woman in Medicine.
Dr Dolly D. Hansen (1935-), Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, devoted her life to improving the perioperative care of children with congenital heart disease. She applied her knowledge of cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and the effects on anesthetic agents in children with and without heart disease into clinical practice and thereby greatly influenced the practice of pediatric anesthesia, cardiology, surgery, and critical care medicine. As an exceptional master clinician, leader, program builder, innovator, teacher, and academic role model, she shaped the careers of hundreds of fellows and young attendings, many of whom became leaders in the field.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2020
Observational StudyEffect of etomidate on systemic and regional cerebral perfusion in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease: A prospective observational study.
Neonates and infants with congenital heart disease undergoing general anesthesia have an increased risk for critical cardiovascular events. Etomidate produces very minimal changes in hemodynamic parameters in older children with congenital heart disease. There is a lack of studies evaluating the effect of etomidate on systemic and regional cerebral perfusion in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease. ⋯ Etomidate 0.4mg kg-1 does not impair systemic or regional cerebral perfusion in neonates or infants with congenital heart disease.