Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2023
An exploratory study of distractions during the induction phase of pediatric procedural sedation with propofol.
Distractions are a leading cause of disturbance to workflow during medical care. Distractions affecting the anesthetic team in the operating room are frequent and have a negative impact on patient care one-fifth of the time. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency, source, target, and impact of distractions during the induction phase of pediatric procedural sedation outside the operating room. ⋯ Distractions impacted sedation team workflow but had no association with patient outcomes.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2023
Case ReportsUnexpectedly low oxygen saturation in a child with a variant hemoglobin.
We report a child with an unexpected low saturation reading despite normal values having been recorded soon after birth. A family history of Rothschild hemoglobin variant affecting the father was obtained. Saturation values improved with oxygen and anesthesia was uneventful. The development of low saturation values as the child matures is explained, and management for future health presentations outlined.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2023
Trends in Pediatric Non-Operating Room Anesthesia: Data from the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry.
Modern pediatric anesthetic encounters occur in operating rooms and non-operating room settings. Most anesthesia providers have cared for children in radiology, endoscopy, and other interventional settings at some point in their training and career. There is an absence of published data on the frequency, timing, and demographics of these pediatric anesthesia encounters. ⋯ Non-operating room anesthesia in the United States is a prominent segment of pediatric anesthetic practice. Pediatric patients encountered in the non-operating room setting have more comorbidities, though further studies are needed to characterize the implication of this finding.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2023
PAN-2022-0245 Manuscript title: Relationship between decrement time and recovery time in pediatric total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil.
Propofol target-controlled infusion is now used in many countries for the administration of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and uses population pharmacokinetic data incorporated into the target-controlled infusion pump to administer a dose which will achieve a target concentration selected by the practitioner. Modern target-controlled infusion pumps can include an estimate of how long it will take for the plasma propofol concentration to fall to a value programmed into the pump, once the propofol infusion is stopped. This is known as decrement time. Many users consider decrement time to be equivalent to recovery time for the patient, despite the several assumptions that makes. ⋯ There was variation between decrement time to 1.5 μg.mL-1 and recovery time of over 5 min in nearly half of patients. Decrement time to 1.5 μg.mL-1 must be used with caution when trying to predict recovery time for individual patients following TIVA.