Premedication for tracheal intubation in neonates: confusion or controversy?

R Carbajal, B Eble, KJS Anand - Seminars in perinatology, 2007 - Elsevier
Tracheal intubation is performed frequently in the NICU and delivery room. This procedure is
extremely distressing, painful, and has the potential for airway injury. Premedication with …

Perioperative care of infants with pyloric stenosis

M Kamata, RS Cartabuke, JD Tobias - Pediatric Anesthesia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pyloric stenosis (PS) is one of the most common surgical conditions affecting neonates and
young infants. The definitive treatment for PS is surgical pyloromyotomy, either open or …

Awake intubation increases intracranial pressure without affecting cerebral blood flow velocity in infants

C Millar, B Bissonnette - Canadian journal of anaesthesia, 1994 - Springer
Tracheal intubation is frequently required in neonatal anaesthetic practice. Awake intubation
is one method of securing the airway and in certain circumstances, for many anaesthetists …

A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with halothane in neonates and infants undergoing pyloromyotomy. I. Emergence and recovery profiles

PJ Davis, J Galinkin, FX McGowan, AM Lynn… - Anesthesia & …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Pyloric stenosis is sometimes associated with hemodynamic instability and postoperative
apnea. In this multicenter study we examined the hemodynamic response and recovery …

Gastric tubes and airway management in patients at risk of aspiration: history, current concepts, and proposal of an algorithm

MR Salem, A Khorasani, S Saatee… - Anesthesia & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Ereview ARTICLE 570 www. anesthesia-analgesia. org ANEsThEsIA & ANALgEsIA
pulmonary aspiration. Given the paucity of hard clinical data, some literature discussed and …

A comparison of awake versus paralyzed tracheal intubation for infants with pyloric stenosis

SD Cook-Sather, HV Tulloch, A Cnaan… - Anesthesia & …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
This prospective, nonrandomized, observational study of 76 infants with pyloric stenosis was
conducted at an academic children's hospital and compared awake versus paralyzed …

The effectiveness and safety of spinal anaesthesia in the pyloromyotomy procedure

M Somri, LA Gaitini, SJ Vaida, S Malatzkey… - Pediatric …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a relatively common disorder of the
gastrointestinal tract in infancy, causing projectile vomiting and metabolic abnormalities …

An assessment of interrater reliability of the ASA physical status classification in pediatric surgical patients

R Jacqueline, S Malviya, C Burke… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background: The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status
classification (ASA‐PS) is used worldwide by anesthesia providers as an assessment of the …

Perioperative complications of surgery for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

A Kelay, NJ Hall - European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Pyloromyotomy is the tried and tested surgical procedure for successful operative treatment
of pyloric stenosis. Over time, the operative approach has evolved to take advantage of …

Gas induction for pyloromyotomy

GE Scrimgeour, NWF Leather, RS Perry… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Infants with pyloric stenosis are considered to be at high risk of aspiration on
induction of anesthesia. Traditionally, texts have recommended classic rapid sequence …