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Dr Justin Skowno
Dr Justin Skowno
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Respiratory Adverse Events After LMA® Mask Removal in Children
A Randomized Trial Comparing Propofol to Sevoflurane
Anesthesia Analgesia
Submitted January 2023 by Dr Justin Skowno
This RCT in 134 low risk children having general anaesthesia with an LMA were randomized between propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia, with fentanyl analgesia, awake LMA removal and other clinical...
Supplemental intraoperative crystalloids for pediatric postoperative nausea and vomiting
A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pediatric Anesthesia
Submitted January 2023 by Dr Justin Skowno
PONV is an unpleasant complication of anaesthesia and surgery that we should all be doing our best to minimise. This meta-analysis cobbles together the relatively meagre number of studies looking at...
Point-of-care ultrasonography to predict fluid responsiveness in children
A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pediatric Anesthesia
Submitted January 2023 by Dr Justin Skowno
All anaesthetists have given many fluid boluses, mostly to try and help their patients. Unfortunately, knowing whether that bolus actually achieved the goal you had hoped for is rather harder than it...
