Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2004
Comparative StudyCuff compliance of pediatric and adult cuffed tracheal tubes: an experimental study.
Tracheal mucosal damage related to tracheal intubation has been widely described in pediatric and adult patients. High volume-low pressure cuffs (HVLPC) are being advertised as safe to avoid this particularly unpleasant complication. Compliances of these supposed pediatric and adult HVLPC are not mentioned by manufacturers and still remain unknown. ⋯ We conclude that the tested tracheal tube cuffs have low compliance and cannot be defined as high volume-low pressure.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2004
Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe use of recalcified citrated whole blood -- a pragmatic approach for thromboelastography in children.
Thromboelastography (TEG) is an established way of monitoring the coagulation status of children and adults requiring blood products during surgery. Serial measurements are performed using a nearside machine and blood product prescription may be titrated against changes in TEG. There may also be useful applications when the patient is remote from the TEG machine but these are limited because TEG is usually performed on fresh native whole blood within 6 min of venepuncture. Citrated whole blood can be used for TEG if transport time is more than 6 min. We wished to establish whether TEG parameters for citrated whole blood were comparable with those of native whole blood in healthy children. ⋯ The normal range for fresh native whole blood TEG parameters is well established, which is routinely used in practice. There was a significant difference between TEG parameters for fresh native whole blood and citrated whole blood. We recommend that a specific normal range be established for citrated whole blood to enable it to be used in clinical practice.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2004
Review Case ReportsAnesthesia for thymectomy in children with myasthenia gravis.
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Proteus syndrome is a complex disorder comprising malformations and overgrowth of multiple tissues. The disorder is highly variable affecting tissues in a mosaic pattern. A 2-year-old boy with Proteus syndrome, with epidermal verrucal naevus, hyperplastic lesions of connective tissue, hyperostosis, overgrowth of tubular bones, bilateral inguinal hernia, and juvenile intestinal polyposis was scheduled for vertebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for further evaluation of malignancies. ⋯ MRI was performed under general anesthesia. There were no anesthetic complications. There are few previous reports on anesthesia in a patient with Proteus syndrome.
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent infections, giant cytoplasmic granules and oculocutaneous albinism. We describe the clinical and laboratory findings of a patient with Chediak-Higashi syndrome who was diagnosed and treated in the intensive care unit because of bleeding tendency after surgery.