Transnasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange Augments Oxygenation in Children With Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis During Surgery

A Prospective Randomized Crossover Controlled Trial

Anesthesia Analgesia

Reviewed December 2023 by Dr Chris Brasher

Children undergoing suspension laryngoscopy for papillomatosis surgery were randomised to either THRIVE or room air during apnoea. All patients were paralysed and intubated/ventilated periodically....

Efficacy of a hybrid technique of simultaneous videolaryngoscopy with flexible bronchoscopy in children with difficult direct laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry

Anaesthesia

Reviewed December 2023 by Dr David Rawson

This study examined the effectiveness and safety of a hybrid technique – videolaryngoscope (VL) with flexible bronchoscope (FB) – in paediatric patients with difficult tracheal...

A prospective comparison of invasive and non-invasive blood pressure in children undergoing cardiac catheterization

Invasive blood pressure in children undergoing cardiac catheterization

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed December 2023 by Dr Su May Koh

This was a multicentre prospective observational study of 254 children aged under 16 undergoing cardiac catheterisation where paired non-invasive and invasive blood pressure measurements were...

Modified technique for endobronchial blocker placement in pediatric patients undergoing thoracic surgery

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed December 2023 by Dr Shravya Karna

Summary: Despite one-lung ventilation providing optimised surgical conditions, positioning an extraluminal Arndt endobronchial blocker (AEBB) remains challenging particularly in children aged less...

Comparison of preformed microcuff and preformed uncuffed endotracheal tubes in pediatric cleft palate surgery

A randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed August 2024 by Dr Kevin McCarthy

This was an RCT of microcuff oral RAE versus uncuffed oral RAE endotracheal tubes for cleft palate surgery. The microcuff tubes were associated with a lower tube exchange rate (0% vs. 38%) and...