• Priyankar K Datta, Renu Sinha, Bikash Ranjan Ray, Venkateswaran Jambunathan, and Riddhi Kundu.
• Department of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
• Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Feb 1; 27 (2): 162-169.

BackgroundSevoflurane is preferred for pediatric day care procedures. However, financial and environmental costs remain major limitations. Induction dose of sevoflurane could itself be sufficient for maintaining anesthesia with low fresh gas flow during short noninvasive procedures.MethodsFifty children, aged 1-5 years, scheduled for ophthalmic examination under anesthesia, were randomized into two groups. All children were induced with 8% sevoflurane in O2 : N2 O (40 : 60). In the Group S, anesthesia was maintained with 2% sevoflurane at 1 l·min-1 fresh gas flow [O2 : N2 O = 50 : 50]. In Group L, the sevoflurane vaporizer was turned off and fresh gas flow was reduced to 0.5 l·min-1 [O2 : N2 O = 50 : 50]. HR, BP, MAC, BIS, total sevoflurane consumption, ocular deviation, body movement, time to laryngeal mask airway removal (TWO ), and airway complications were compared between the groups. Rescue propofol bolus was used, if needed.ResultsMedian duration of examination was 14 min (IQR = 9-17) in Group S and 15 min (IQR = 10-17) in Group L. Sevoflurane consumption was lower in the Group L (7 ml) compared to Group S (9 ml) [median difference = 2 ml, P < 0.001, 95% CI = 0.96-3.04]. TWO was lower in Group L (86 s) compared to Group S (131 s) [median difference = 45 s, P = 0.002, 95% CI = 19.85-70.15]. There was no difference in hemodynamic parameters, incidence of ocular deviation, movement or airway complications, and need for rescue propofol.ConclusionInduction dose of sevoflurane is, in itself, adequate for maintaining anesthesia for short noninvasive ophthalmic examinations lasting approximately 15 min. This method significantly reduces sevoflurane consumption and cost.© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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