PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA

This study tested a special lollipop containing the painkiller diclofenac to help children aged 4 to 12 manage pain after having their tonsils removed. Fifty children received a weight-adjusted dose every 8 hours for the first day after surgery. The goal was to see if the lollipo…

This study looked at whether giving the drug aminophylline early or late during surgery helps children wake up faster after general anesthesia. Sixty children aged 4 to 12 having day surgery took part. They were split into three groups: one got the drug early, one got it late, an…

This study looked at whether children aged 1 to 8 can safely drink clear fluids 1 hour after outpatient surgery instead of waiting 2 hours. 172 children were randomly assigned to drink at either 1 or 2 hours after anesthesia. The goal was to see if earlier drinking increases vomi…

This study compared two types of pain blocks given before surgery to children aged 6 months to 12 years having lower belly or groin surgery. The blocks use numbing medicine to reduce pain after the operation. Researchers measured how much extra pain medicine the children needed a…

This study tested two ways to numb pain after hypospadias repair in 30 boys aged 1-8 years. One group got a shot near the tailbone (caudal block), the other near the penis (dorsal penile block). The caudal block worked better for the first few hours and reduced the need for extra…

This completed study looked at 430 children aged 0 to 5 years who needed a breathing tube during surgery. Researchers compared two scoring systems—PeDiAC and IDS—to see which one better measures how difficult it is to place the tube using a special video camera. The goal is to he…

This study looked at how body temperature changes in children having an MRI scan while under sedation. Researchers measured the temperature of 285 children before and after the scan. They found that temperature can change, and they looked for factors that might predict these chan…