• Marie T Aouad, Vanda G Yazbeck-Karam, Claude E Mallat, Jean J Esso, Sahar M Siddik-Sayyid, and Roland N Kaddoum.
• Department of Anesthesiology, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.  
• Paediatr Anaesth. 2012 Jul 1; 22 (7): 616-26.

AbstractIntubation without prior administration of muscle relaxants is a common practice in children. However, succinylcholine may be considered as the golden standard for optimizing intubating conditions. We conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify drug combinations that included induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane or propofol. Our aim was to select drug combinations that yield excellent intubating conditions ≥80%; we identified six combinations in children aged 1-9 years. Sevoflurane with remifentanil (1 or 2 μg·kg(-1) ), lidocaine (2 mg·kg(-1) ), or propofol (2 mg·kg(-1) ) as the adjuvant shared the following characteristics: premedication with midazolam and/or ketamine, long sevoflurane exposure time, high inspired and endtidal sevoflurane concentration, and assisted ventilation. One combination using sevoflurane with propofol (3 mg·kg(-1) ) without premedication, with shorter sevoflurane exposure time, and spontaneous breathing indicated that propofol may be the adjuvant of choice for a rapid sevoflurane induction. The only adjuvant identified in propofol induction was remifentanil (4 μg·kg(-1) ). No serious adverse events were reported with these combinations.© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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