Natural airway as an alternative to intubation for pediatric endoscopic esophageal foreign body removal
A retrospective cohort study of 326 patients
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed 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...
Comparison of the efficacy of intranasal atomised dexmedetomidine versus intranasal atomised ketamine as a premedication for sedation and anxiolysis in children undergoing spinal dysraphism surgery
A randomized controlled trial.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Reviewed July 2024 by Dr Ben Blaise
This is a prospective randomised double blind trial in a single paediatric tertiary centre. 64 children aged 1 to 10y referred for elective spinal dysraphism surgery. Patients were randomly...
The effect of intranasal dexmedetomidine administration on emergence agitation or delirium in pediatric patients after general anesthesia
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed September 2023 by Dr Matt Jenke
Summary: This article is a meta-analysis of randomised control trials analysing the effect of preoperative intranasal dexmedetomidine on emergence agitation (EA) and emergence delirium (ED) in...
Intranasal dexmedetomidine sedation for paediatric MRI by radiology personnel
A retrospective observational study
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Reviewed March 2023 by Dr Jon Stacey
This Scandinavian study adds to the evidence base around needle-free sedation techniques for paediatric imaging, itself the subject of a recent systematic review...
Needle-free pharmacological sedation techniques in paediatric patients for imaging procedures
A systematic review and meta-analysis
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Renee Burton
The authors present extensive review of the current literature relating to providing sedation “needle free” for MRI. The study includes a wide variety of different techniques of providing sedation in...
