Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2010
Comparative StudyA comparison of emergence delirium scales following general anesthesia in children.
Emergence delirium (ED) is of increasing interest since the introduction of short-acting volatiles such as sevoflurane. ⋯ All three scales correlated reasonably well with each other but have individual limitations in their potential to assess whether ED is present. In the absence of developing an improved research tool to assess ED, a PAED score >12 appears to provide greater sensitivity and specificity than a PAED score > or =10. However, the Watcha scale is a simpler tool to use in clinical practice and may have a higher overall sensitivity and specificity than the other scales.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2010
Pediatric anesthesia in developing countries: experience in the two main university hospitals of Benin in West Africa.
To describe the practice of pediatric anesthesia in the main University Hospitals in Benin. ⋯ Pediatric anesthesia in the two University Hospitals is far from satisfactory. Morbidity and mortality are unacceptably high. Suggestions are made to improve the safety of children undergoing anesthesia.