PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA

This study aims to create a simple visual guide to help parents and medical staff find a specific vein on a child's forearm before surgery. The goal is to help place a numbing cream patch in the right spot, making it easier to insert an IV line on the first try. Researchers will …

This study aims to find the best tool for predicting how difficult it will be to place a breathing tube in children during surgery. Researchers will observe 450 children aged 5-18 who need a breathing tube placed using a video camera scope. They will compare three different scori…

This study aims to find simple signs doctors can check before surgery to predict which children might have a difficult time having a breathing tube placed. Researchers will observe 1,000 children aged 0-12 years old who are having planned surgery. They will record simple physical…

This study aims to improve hospital care for children by developing two simple questionnaires. Researchers will translate and test a recovery survey and create a new picture-based survey to understand what children aged 4-12 think and feel about their surgery and anesthesia exper…

This study aims to measure precisely how a sedative drug called dexmedetomidine affects the amount of inhaled anesthesia (sevoflurane) needed to keep children asleep during surgery. Researchers will enroll 180 children between 1 month and 3 years old to test two different doses. …

This study aims to find out if simple blood tests taken before surgery can help predict which children will feel sick or vomit afterwards. It will observe 170 children, aged 1 to 8, who are having a common procedure to correct an undescended testicle. The goal is to see if signs …

This study aims to find out if simple blood tests taken before surgery can help predict which children might become confused or agitated after waking up from anesthesia for a circumcision. Researchers will observe 140 healthy children aged 2-12 years undergoing this common proced…