Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of size 2 i-gel supraglottic airway with LMA-ProSeal™ and LMA-Classic™ in spontaneously breathing children undergoing elective surgery.
We compared size 2 i-gel(®) (Intersurgical Inc.), a relatively new supraglottic airway device for use in spontaneously breathing anesthesized children with two different types of laryngeal mask airway-ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) and Classic™ laryngeal mask airway (cLMA) for the ease of insertion, oropharyngeal sealing pressures (OSPs), and air leak. The hemodynamic effects on insertion of device and postoperative adverse effects were also noted. ⋯ Pediatric size 2 i-gel is easy to insert and provides higher OSP compared with same size PLMA and cLMA in spontaneously breathing children undergoing elective surgery. It may be a safe alternative to laryngeal mask airways in day care surgeries.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialPressure support ventilation vs spontaneous ventilation via ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway in pediatric patients undergoing ambulatory surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
To investigate the advantages of using pressure support ventilation (PSV) vs spontaneous ventilation via ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway in children undergoing ambulatory surgery. ⋯ Pressure support ventilation via ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway during general anesthesia improves ventilation in pediatric patients undergoing ambulatory surgery. However, this did not translate to a difference in clinical outcome among our study patients.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2012
Comparative StudyA comparison of inhalational inductions for children in the operating room vs the induction room.
There has been debate about the use of an induction room (IR) compared with an operating room (OR) for inhalational induction in children. The quality of the anesthesia induction between these two physical environments has not been studied previously. We sought to compare child distress, OR utilization and efficiency, and parental satisfaction and safety, between an IR and an OR. ⋯ We found no differences in child distress, parent satisfaction, and respiratory complications between inductions conducted in the IR vs the OR. Differences in utilization, efficiency, and turnover were minimal and not operationally significant. Capital equipment, space, and staffing strategies should be key drivers in considerations for the use of IRs, and in the design of ORs with IRs.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2012
Case ReportsAwake GlideScope intubation in a critically ill pediatric patient.
We report a challenging case of a 10-year-old boy with history of biventricular heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, severe asthma, and obesity with a BMI of 37. He presented to our hospital in acute decompensated heart failure. Our anesthesia team was consulted by the pediatric intensivist for urgent airway management in this rapidly deteriorating, premorbid patient. We describe here the use of the GlideScope(®) in an awake pediatric patient of ASA 4E status with a potentially difficult airway who required to remain in the seated position and thus necessitating a face-to-face approach.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2012
Minimum alveolar concentration of desflurane with fentanyl for laryngeal mask airway removal in anesthetized children.
Desflurane provides rapid emergence from anesthesia. So, it can be used for the removal of a laryngeal mask airway in an anesthetized child. We conducted this study to determine the optimal endtidal concentrations of desflurane with fentanyl that would allow removal of a laryngeal mask airway without airway complication in children. ⋯ Removal of laryngeal mask airway can be safely accomplished without coughing, moving, or any other airway complications at 3.57% endtidal concentrations of desflurane with fentanyl in 50% of anesthetized children.