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Peri-operative cardiac arrest in children as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
The relationship between gastric ultrasound findings and endoscopically aspirated volume in infants and determining the antral cutoff value for empty stomach diagnosis
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Comparison of postoperative pain in children after maintenance anaesthesia with propofol or sevoflurane
A systematic review and meta-analysis
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Submitted August 2024 by Dr Rory Walsh
Study Overview: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomised controlled trials that compared post-operative pain between sevoflurane and propofol anaesthesia in...
Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Heparin Resistance in Neonates and Young Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
A Retrospective Study
Anesthesia Analgesia
Submitted August 2024 by Dr Marlene Johnson
Summary: This study describes the development of a simple, predictive nomogram using pre-operative variables for heparin resistance in neonates and young infants undergoing cardiac...
Natural airway as an alternative to intubation for pediatric endoscopic esophageal foreign body removal
A retrospective cohort study of 326 patients
Pediatric Anesthesia
Submitted August 2024 by Dr Chloe Heath
Endoscopic removal of oesophageal foreign bodies (EFB) in children is an urgent or emergency procedure traditionally performed with endotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia. A shift in...
Pediatric Intraoperative Electromyographic Responses at the Adductor Pollicis and Flexor Hallucis Brevis Muscles
A Prospective, Comparative Analysis
Anesthesia Analgesia
Submitted August 2024 by Dr Aileen Fenelon
Summary This prospective comparative analysis study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of recording cAMP’s (compound muscle action potentials) from the lower extremity and compared paired responses...
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