Pediatric anesthesia represents a specialised field that addresses the unique physiological and psychological needs of children during surgical care. A well-recognised challenge within this discipline ...

Researchers in Japan conducted a randomized clinical trial in 177 children (age, 1 year to < 6 years; 71% boys) scheduled for elective surgery involving the lower abdomen or extremities to assess ...

More than a half dozen behaviors, including tensed eyelids and no vocalizations, indicate that pediatric dental patients are experiencing delirium as they awaken from anesthesia, according to a study ...

EEG-Guided Anesthesia Using Masimo Technology Significantly Reduced Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium, Time to Emergence and Discharge, and Cost of Care by Minimizing Sevoflurane Exposure ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Children coming out of general anesthesia with emergence delirium did not have lasting behavior problems in a small single-center study. Among several dozen preschool-age children ...

In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, breaks down the full arc of anesthesia care: preoperative ...

Popsicles may effectively alleviate postoperative emergence agitation in pediatric patients given sevoflurane for oral surgery, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Pediatric ...

A new study strengthens emerging evidence that the act of going under anesthesia and coming out of anesthesia are distinct neurobiological processes. It also found that the parietal region of the ...

The brain under general anesthesia isn't "asleep" as surgery patients are often told -- it is placed into a state that is a reversible coma, according to three neuroscientists who have recently ...

Pediatric anaesthesia presents unique challenges in achieving a smooth induction, maintenance and recovery in children whose neurodevelopmental status and physiological responses differ markedly from ...