Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2009
Case ReportsUse of methylene blue in pheochromocytoma resection: case report.
We report the use of intravenous Methylene blue to treat the hypotension occurring following adrenal vein ligation in a case of pheochromocytoma resection in a child. The potential benefits and problems, including correct dosage, are discussed.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2009
Comparative StudyA weight-based formula for tracheal tube size in children.
Age (in years) of the child has conventionally been used in formulae to estimate the tracheal tube (TT) size. The objective of this retrospective study was to test a weight-based formula (WBF) for uncuffed oral TT in children and compare it with the conventional age-based formula (ABF). ⋯ This study suggests that in this patient cohort, the WBF is statistically inferior to the conventional ABF. However, our findings also suggest that the WBF may correctly predict TT sizes in a subset of patients in whom the ABF is inaccurate.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2009
Letter Case ReportsTrachlight assisted proseal laryngeal mask airway insertion.