Background The NEonate and Children audiT of Anesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE) study, led by the ESAIC Clinical Trials Network, collected prospective data on 5609 children up to 60 weeks pos...

Background High-flow oxygen in children prolongs the apnea time. The exact mechanism remains unclear. Aims This study investigated whether low- and high-flow nasal oxygen are non-inferior to very ...

Background In pediatric patients, the use of processed EEG monitoring may reduce the amount of anesthesia administered while maintaining adequate depth of anesthesia. Aims The primary aim of this .....

Intrahospital transport of anesthetized and critically ill children is a routine event that carries myriad risks. Patients with a vast array of conditions are transported between the intensive care u...

Background Perioperative management of angiotensin inhibitors is contentious in adults and understudied in children. Perioperative angiotensin inhibitor management in pediatrics cannot be extrapolat.....

The introduction of propofol changed our understanding of pediatric anesthesia pharmacology, research approaches for intravenous drug study, and led to infusion pump development for the maintenance p...

Background Intravenous cannulation is a standard but potentially painful procedure. Distraction techniques can alleviate this discomfort by shifting attention from perceived pain. Bubble-blowing is .....

Flipping the conditional is an error of reasoning that occurs when we inadvertently transpose the terms in a conditional probability. A conditional probability arises when the probability of an event....

Background After-hours pediatric anesthesia may pose increased risks, with a heightened potential for sudden cardio-respiratory decline. While mortality rates are low in Australia and New Zealand, c.....

Background Posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion is an established surgical procedure for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring is sta.....

Background Children who need to have major surgery or are critically ill often require the insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC). To avoid serious complications, it is important to correctly ...

Intrahospital transport of anesthetized and critically ill children is a routine event that carries myriad risks. Patients with a vast array of conditions are transported between the intensive care u...