Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Mar 2004
Letter Case ReportsAngelman syndrome as a rare anaesthetic problem.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2004
Clinical TrialElectroencephalograph variables, drug concentrations and sedation scores in children emerging from propofol infusion anaesthesia.
Inadequate sedation or oversedation are common problems in Paediatric Intensive Care because of wide variations in drug response and the lack of objective tests for sedative depth. We undertook a pilot study to try to identify correlates of propofol drug concentration, electroencephalographic (EEG) variables and observed behaviour during a stepwise reduction in propofol infusion after paediatric cardiac surgery. ⋯ In this group of patients receiving opioid analgesia and relatively high doses of propofol, sedation scores were unhelpful in predicting arousal. The SR correlated with propofol blood concentrations and clinical arousal and may have potential as a predictive tool for arousal in children.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2004
Comparative Study Clinical TrialTranscutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring during diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents.
Our aim was to evaluate the utility of transcutaneous CO2 (TC-CO2) monitoring in following the response to therapy in children and adolescents in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) requiring ICU admission. ⋯ TC-CO2 correlates with serum HCO3- and can be used to follow therapy in children and adolescents in DKA.