Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jan 2007
Controlled Clinical TrialSedation for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy undergoing MRI.
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a lysosomal storage disease with infantile and juvenile onset with a poor prognosis and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a fundamental role in its diagnosis. Procedural sedation is needed to carry out MRI on children. Very few case reports have been published on anesthesia or sedation for MLD patients. ⋯ Our protocol for sedation in the MRI setting proved safe and effective in children with MLD, who do not require different doses of sedatives compared with healthy children.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jan 2007
Comparative StudyNeonatal resuscitation courses for pediatric residents: comparison between Khartoum (Sudan) and Padova (Italy).
The efficacy of a Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) has been previously evaluated in developed countries, but there is a lack of information regarding the impact of this teaching program in developing countries. Our aim was to compare the knowledge gained by University of Khartoum (Sudan) and University of Padova (Italy) pediatric residents following participation in the NRP course. ⋯ The trend of the knowledge attainment of both Sudanese and Italian pediatric residents was similar after NRP course participation. An NRP is effective in teaching neonatal resuscitation in developing countries.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jan 2007
Anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality after surgery for muscle biopsy in children with mitochondrial defects.
Children with mitochondrial defects (MD) may have an increased risk for cardiorespiratory and neurological complications from anesthesia. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of perioperative complications and adverse events in children with MD. ⋯ With standard preoperative assessment, monitoring and anesthesia management, there were no major peroperative and postoperative anesthesia-related complications in children undergoing surgical muscle biopsy with a MD diagnosis.