Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2017
Observational StudyPosition and relative size of the vertebral artery according to age: Implications for internal jugular vein access.
The purpose of this retrospective observational study was to investigate the anatomical characteristics of the vertebral artery in pediatric patients using computed tomography images. ⋯ The theoretical risk of vertebral artery puncture is higher in younger children during internal jugular vein catheterization.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2017
Biography Historical ArticleOutstanding contribution to pediatric anesthesiology: An interview with Dr. Robert H. Friesen.
Dr. Robert H. Friesen, (1946-) Professor of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, has played a pivotal and pioneering role in the development of pediatric and congenital cardiac anesthesiology. ⋯ As a model clinician-scientist, educator, and administrator, he changed the practice of pediatric anesthesia and shaped the careers of hundreds of physicians-in-training, imbuing them with his core values of honesty, integrity, and responsibility. Based on a series of interviews with Dr. Friesen, this article reviews a career that advanced pediatric and congenital cardiac anesthesia during the formative years of the specialties.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2017
Lower airway dimensions in pediatric patients-A computed tomography study.
The aim of this study was to obtain lower airway dimensions in children by means of computed tomography (CT). ⋯ This comprehensive anatomical database of lower airway dimensions demonstrates that tracheal and bronchial diameters correlate better to age, and that tracheal and bronchial length correlate better to body length. All measured airway parameters correlated poorly to body weight.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2017
Anatomic variations of neck vessels and the course of pediatric internal jugular veins.
Landmark-guided internal jugular vein cannulation is difficult for pediatric patients but useful, especially when ultrasound equipment is unavailable. Therefore, it is important to define the adjacent anatomic characteristics of the pediatric internal jugular vein. ⋯ The common carotid artery and internal jugular vein are farther apart as one moves down the neck, whereas the vertebral artery and internal jugular vein are getting together. Additionally, the diameter of the internal jugular vein increased.