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Anesthesia for pediatric ophthalmologic surgery

by SmartTots | Jul 15, 2019 | Research Articles

Summary This review presents updated recommendations, based on existing clinical research, for anesthetic management of strabismus surgery in children. In children, unlike adults, eye surgery nearly always requires general anesthesia, even for brief procedures....

The Effects of Anesthesia on the Pediatric Developing Brain: Strategies to Reduce Anesthesia Use in Pediatric MRI and Nursing’s Role in Driving Patient Safety

by SmartTots | Jul 15, 2019 | Research Articles

Abstract Purpose To describe the physiological and biological principles of anesthesia for children; nonanesthesia practices; the state of the evidence of patient- and family-centered care strategies to reduce anesthesia use; and role of nursing in ensuring patient...

Mayo Anesthesia Safety in Kids continued: two new studies and a potential redirection of the field.

by SmartTots | Jul 15, 2019 | Research Articles

Abstract There has been much recent controversy about whether exposure to general anaesthetic agents results in any long-term neurodevelopmental effects in children. The basis of this concern stems from data from animal studies, in which there is overwhelming evidence...

Parental understanding of their child’s risk of anaesthesia.

by SmartTots | Jul 15, 2019 | Research Articles

Abstract Informed consent is a fundamental principle of anaesthesia care and is a medicolegal requirement. Recent guidance from the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland relating to the...

What anesthetic technique should we use in order to prevent alterations in the neuro development over the pediatric population?

by SmartTots | Jul 15, 2019 | Research Articles

Abstract The decision to administer general anesthesia is childhood age remains controversial. East the issue has not only generated a high degree of concern in health professionals for Neonates and infants, but also, by the school age, being susceptible to...
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