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. 2023 Jan;67(1):27-31.
doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_973_22. Epub 2023 Jan 21.

Recent advances in paediatric anaesthesia

Ekta Rai  1 , Vibhavari Naik  2 , Geeta Singariya  3 , Sapna Bathla  4 , Ridhima Sharma  5 , Nibedita Pani  6
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Recent advances in paediatric anaesthesia

Ekta Rai et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Recent development in science has led to a significant improvement in safety for the anaesthetic management of children. Enhanced recovery after surgery is one of the novel approaches aiming to enhance paediatric surgical outcomes and their quick recovery. Preoperative counselling, minimal fasting, and no routine pharmacological premedication are critical components of enhanced recovery after surgery. As anaesthetists, management of airway is our priority and introduction of paraoxygenation in addition to preoxygenation has resulted in reduction in desaturation episodes during periods of apnoea. Safe care has been made possible by improvements in monitoring, equipment, medications, techniques, and resuscitation protocols. We are motivated to collect more evidence regarding ongoing disputes and issues, such as the effect of anaesthesia on neurodevelopment.

Keywords: Airway; enhanced recovery after surgery; general anaesthesia; monitoring; regional anaesthesia.

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