Peri-operative cardiac arrest in children as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Operative cardiac arrest in children as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Anaesthesia
Reviewed August 2024 by Dr Heather Patterson
The focus for the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) was perioperative cardiac arrest. This paper by Oglesby and colleagues synthesizes the paediatric data from NAP7, highlighting risk factors and...
Inverse ratio ventilation versus conventional ratio ventilation during one lung ventilation in neonatal open repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula
A randomized clinical trial.
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed July 2024 by Dr K C Law
This study is based upon the practice of inverse ratio ventilation (IRV) used in ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) to improve oxygenation and lung function. IRV can be used to prevent...
Medication safety in pediatric anesthesia
An educational review and a call to action
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Andrew Weatherall
The Bottom Line This is a comprehensive summary of an important topic that provides concrete steps for the practitioner to consider to enhance patient safety. Type of Article Educational...
Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood.
Open Access Emergency Medicine
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Renee Burton
This is an excellent article from BJA education that explores a general approach to a child presenting with a possible high-risk ingestion. In a concise fashion, expected examination findings, red...
