Paediatric anaesthesia
-
Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2017
Tracheal extubation practices following adenotonsillectomy in children: effects on operating room efficiency between two institutions.
Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most commonly performed operative procedures in children. It is imperative to find the most efficient and cost-effective methods of practice to facilitate operating room management while maintaining patient safety. We investigated the efficiency of two different approaches of tracheal extubation in pediatric patients following adenotonsillectomy at two tertiary care pediatric hospitals with large surgical volumes. The primary aim of the study was to determine the difference in the operating room time according to the institutional practice of tracheal extubation in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) as compared to the operating room. ⋯ Tracheal extubation in the PACU is an efficient use of operating room time and resources.
-
Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2017
Metatropic dysplasia-a skeletal dysplasia with challenging airway and other anesthetic concerns.
Metatropic dysplasia is a rare form of skeletal dysplasia requiring multiple anesthetics for surgical and imaging procedures, most of which are orthopedic procedures. We provide centralized care to patients with skeletal dysplasia at our tertiary care pediatric hospital, and we were able to collect the largest number of metatropic dysplasia patients reported to date. ⋯ Difficult airway is the most common co-morbid condition present in patients with metatropic dysplasia, especially if their cervical spine has been fused. Familiarity with the difficulties involving the airway and its management is critical in safe and successful management of anesthesia in this high-risk population.
-
Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2017
Historical ArticleFifty years of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology: a history of our specialty.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2015. The Section was one of the first and only subspecialty organizations in anesthesiology at the time. This special article will focus on the contributions of the Section to the practice of pediatric anesthesiology in the areas of advocacy, education and member contributions. ⋯ It is named after one of the Section founders, an influential educator, inventor, and researcher in our field. We will focus the latter part of the article on the Robert M. Smith award winners to illustrate the contributions of the Section and its members to the development of the field of pediatric anesthesiology.