European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Usefulness of a virtual reality educational program for reducing preoperative anxiety in children: A randomised, single-centre clinical trial.
Preoperative anxiety (PA) is common in children and has detrimental effects on surgical outcome. Strategies based on virtual reality (VR) have recently been introduced to address this problem. ⋯ The VREP-based prevention strategy reduced preoperative anxiety in children undergoing elective low-complexity surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Oxygen reserve index versus conventional peripheral oxygen saturation for prevention of hypoxaemia: A randomised controlled trial.
Hypoxaemia occurs frequently during paediatric laryngeal microsurgery. ⋯ Additional monitoring of the oxygen reserve index, with a target value of greater than 0.2 during paediatric airway surgery, alongside peripheral oxygen saturation, did not reduce the incidence of SpO2 ≤ 90%.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Early supraglottic airway versus facemask ventilation before tracheal intubation to facilitate ventilation in high-risk patients: A prospective randomised trial.
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The association between the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter on the day of surgery and the occurrence of intra-operative hypoxaemia in children receiving general anaesthesia is unclear. ⋯ The level of particulate matter on the day of surgery pose a risk of intra-operative hypoxaemia in children receiving general anaesthesia. If the concentrations of particulate matter 10 μm or less in diameter on the day of surgery are high, children receiving general anaesthesia should be managed with increased caution.