Endotracheal Intubation With Sevoflurane in Surgical Pediatric Patients

Summary

Aim of the study is to compare the optimal time needed for successful tracheal intubation with immediate 8% sevoflurane and incremental sevoflurane induction in surgical pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy without using muscle relaxants or opioids

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-11

Publications

• Background James Duke, Pediatric Anesthesia, Anesthesia Secrets, Philadelphia 2011, Fourth Edition, Chapter 57, Page 396.
• Background Johr M. Anaesthesia for tonsillectomy. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006 Jun;19(3):260-1. doi: 10.1097/01.aco.0000192789.78139.54. No abstract available.
• Background Chawathe M, Zatman T, Hall JE, Gildersleve C, Jones RM, Wilkes AR, Aguilera IM, Armstrong TS. Sevoflurane (12% and 8%) inhalational induction in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Jun;15(6):470-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01478.x.
• Background Inomata S, Yamashita S, Toyooka H, Yaguchi Y, Taguchi M, Sato S. Anaesthetic induction time for tracheal intubation using sevoflurane or halothane in children. Anaesthesia. 1998 May;53(5):440-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00338.x.
• Background Politis GD, Tobin JR, Morell RC, James RL, Cantwell MF. Tracheal intubation of healthy pediatric patients without muscle relaxant: a survey of technique utilization and perceptions of safety. Anesth Analg. 1999 Apr;88(4):737-41. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199904000-00009.
• Background Redhu S, Jalwal GK, Saxena M, Shrivastava OP. A Comparative Study of Induction, Maintenance and Recovery Characteristics of Sevoflurane and Halothane Anaesthesia in Pediatric Patients (6 months to 6 years). J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2010 Oct;26(4):484-7.
• Background Blair JM, Hill DA, Bali IM, Fee JP. Tracheal intubating conditions after induction with sevoflurane 8% in children. A comparison with two intravenous techniques. Anaesthesia. 2000 Aug;55(8):774-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01470.x.
• Background Fenlon S, Pearce A. Sevoflurane induction and difficult airway management. Anaesthesia. 1997 Mar;52(3):285-6. No abstract available.
• Background Epstein RH, Stein AL, Marr AT, Lessin JB. High concentration versus incremental induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane in children: a comparison of induction times, vital signs, and complications. J Clin Anesth. 1998 Feb;10(1):41-5. doi: 10.1016/s0952-8180(97)00218-3.
• Background Baum VC, Yemen TA, Baum LD. Immediate 8% sevoflurane induction in children: a comparison with incremental sevoflurane and incremental halothane. Anesth Analg. 1997 Aug;85(2):313-6. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199708000-00013.
• Background Dubois MC, Piat V, Constant I, Lamblin O, Murat I. Comparison of three techniques for induction of anaesthesia with sevoflurane in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 1999;9(1):19-23.

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