Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2008
Case ReportsParaplegia after thoracotomy under combined general and epidural anesthesia in a child.
A 9-year-old boy underwent a thoracotomy for excision of his right third rib under combined general and epidural anesthesia for a Ewings sarcoma. Postoperatively, he was found to have a complete T2-3 paraplegia. Permanent paraplegia was described as a rare complication of thoracotomy in adults, and very rarely after epidural analgesia in adults and babies. This was the first report in a child.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2008
Intraoperative gastric tonometric examinations in children and infants with a new probe, combined with measurement of the endtidal PCO2.
Important progress relating to the early prediction of postoperative complications was recently achieved through the combined use of endtidal PCO(2) (P(ET)CO(2)) and gastric tonometry. The aim of this article was to present results obtained with a new tonometric instrument, proving its feasibility and extending its use to the control of anesthetized infants and children. ⋯ The tested new probe worked very well in small children. The clinical implications of the large gaps found between P(ET)CO(2) and P(g)CO(2) values in acutely ill children and children undergoing elective operations must be investigated further.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2008
Experience with remifentanil-sevoflurane balanced anesthesia for abdominal surgery in neonates and children less than 2 years.
Few data report remifentanil use in the neonatal population. We described here our experience with remifentanil-sevoflurane balanced anesthesia in neonates and children less than 2 years who underwent general anesthesia for abdominal surgery. ⋯ Remifentanil-sevoflurane anesthesia can be used for general anesthesia in neonates. We observed that anesthetists used lower doses of remifantanil and lower concentrations of sevoflurane in neonates compared with the older children.