Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2005
Case ReportsIntravenous patient-controlled analgesia using remifentanil in a child with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome.
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) using intravenous opioids is increasing in popularity for children aged 5 years and over. To our knowledge there are no reports on the use of PCA in children with remifentanil in the postoperative period. We report successful use of remifentanil for intravenous (IV) PCA in a child scheduled for suprasellar arachnoid cystectomy with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome who needed good postoperative analgesia because of accompanying serious problems.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2005
Ketorolac after congenital heart surgery: does it increase the risk of significant bleeding complications?
The routine use of ketorolac after congenital heart surgery in infants and children is limited by concerns for postoperative bleeding complications. The object of this study was to determine if the use of ketorolac is associated with an increased risk of significant postoperative bleeding after congenital heart surgery in infants and children. ⋯ The use of ketorolac after congenital heart surgery in infants and children does not significantly increase the risk of bleeding complications requiring surgical exploration.