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Regional Analgesia in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia

Submitted July 2025 by Dr Aisling Gormley

This meta-analysis compared the effect of 13 different epidural and regional anaesthetic techniques (ERATs) on opioid consumption and pain scores in paediatric patients following cardiothoracic...

The Influence of Electroencephalographic Density Spectral Array Guidance of Sevoflurane Administration on Recovery From General Anesthesia in Children. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pediatric Anesthesia

Submitted July 2025 by Dr Sharon Eow

Study type: Single centre, prospective randomised controlled trial conducted at Sophia Children’s Hospital, a tertiary paediatric hospital in Rotterdam, Netherlands, between September 2022 and March...

Racial Disparities in Pediatric Anesthesia

An Updated Review

Anesthesiology Clinics

Submitted July 2025 by Dr Megan Wellbeloved

This narrative review serves as an update of a previous paper published in 2020 by the same authors. It serves to highlight continued racial disparities in the provision of perioperative care in...

Retrospective Cohort Study of Perioperative Complications in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children Testing SARS-CoV-2-Positive Within 21 Days Before Surgery

CoV-2-Positive Within 21 Days Before Surgery

Pediatric Anesthesia

Submitted July 2025 by Dr Liam O'Doherty

Summary: This is a single centre, retrospective cohort study of 523 paediatric patients who tested positive to COVID 19 within 21 days prior to surgery. Data was acquired via chart review. The...

Prolonged opioid use after surgery in children, adolescents, and young adults

A systematic review

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Submitted July 2025 by Dr Maxie Beck

Summary: Persistent use of opioids after surgery remains a significant concern in the paediatric population and has been the subject of debate, particularly in North America. In Australia, between...

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