Paediatric anaesthesia
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Digby Leigh was a pioneer of Canadian pediatric anesthesia. He was an outstanding man - once met, never forgotten. My only contact with him was at the First Paediatric Anaesthesia Workshop at HSC in Toronto organized by Alan Conn in 1964. ⋯ He moved to Montreal to attend McGill University because there was no medical school in Vancouver. He graduated in 1932 and, like many others, began surgical training at Montreal Children's before Wesley Bourne, Chief of Anaesthesia, persuaded him to change to Anaesthesia. He went to Madison, Wisconsin, and trained with one of the great pioneer teachers, Ralph Waters, for 3 years.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe effect of dexmedetomidine during myringotomy and pressure-equalizing tube placement in children.
Bilateral myringotomy (BMT) is a commonly performed otolaryngologic procedure in children. ⋯ In this trial, we were unable to answer the original question as to the role of dexmedetomidine on time-averaged pain and agitation scores after BMT. However, our findings clearly demonstrate that in children undergoing BMT, at higher doses, dexmedetomidine significantly prolongs length of stay in the PACU.