Safe orthodontic bonding for children with disabilities during general anaesthesia

Safe transportation for children with disabilities.

Few guidelines are available on providing safe transportation for children who cannot use conventional auto restraints. This article discusses the misuse of restraints and reviews several modified car seats and other restraints that have been tested and that meet safety standards.

Bradycardia in Children During General Anaesthesia

General anaesthesia for the cocaine abusing patient. Is it safe?

BACKGROUND Commonly, cocaine abusing patient are scheduled for elective surgery with a positive urine test for cocaine metabolites. As many of these patients were clinically non-toxic [normal arterial pressure and heart rate, normothermic, and a normal (or unchanged from previous) ECG, including a QTc interval <500 ms], we have recently proceeded with elective surgery requiring general anaesthe...

Allergic reactions during general anaesthesia in Slovenian children

Methods We prospectively included 13 children (8 girls, aged 2 to 13 years) that were referred to our department for investigation the cause of systemic allergic reaction during anaesthesia between 2010-13. Diagnostic procedure included detailed history, skin prick and intradermal testing, detection of specific IgE antibodies (to suxametonium, morphin, latex, beta-lactams (BL), chlorhexidine) a...

Hypnosis Monitoring during General Anaesthesia

An objective measure of the hypnotic component of general anaesthesia has been sought