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Dr Erika Strazdins
Dr Erika Strazdins
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Perspectives of Children, Parents, and Healthcare Providers on Outcomes after Anesthesia for Surgery
An International Mixed Methods Stakeholder Engagement Study from the Pediatric Perioperative Outcomes Group.
Anesthesiology
Submitted July 2026 by Dr Erika Strazdins
What defines a ‘good’ anaesthetic for a child? Is it uneventful airway management, a cannula that goes in the first time, and physiologic stability? Or a positive and pain free experience that they...
Milk Fasting Times and Aspiration in Infants.
Paediatric anaesthesia
Submitted July 2026 by Dr Erika Strazdins
Paediatric anaesthestists may overestimate aspiration risk while underestimating the physiological and behavioural consequences of prolonged fasting. Fasting time is a key factor of operating theatre...