Background Children, like adults, are required to fast before general anaesthesia with the
aim of reducing the volume and acidity of their stomach contents. It is thought that fasting …

Cricoid pressure is considered an integral part of patient safety in rapid sequence tracheal
intubation and emergency airway management. Cricoid pressure is applied to prevent the …

Objectives To provide an update to the 1999 French guidelines on “Muscle relaxants and
reversal in anaesthesia”, a consensus committee of sixteen experts was convened. A formal …

Objective: This study assessed the duration of pre‐operative fasting in children and its
impact on the subjective feeling of hunger and thirst prior to elective outpatient anesthesia …

Foreign body aspiration is a leading cause of death in children 1–3 years old, although
mortality is low for children who reach the hospital. Presenting symptoms of an inhaled …

Background Classic rapid sequence induction puts pediatric patients at risk of
cardiorespiratory deterioration and traumatic intubation due to their reduced apnea …

Cases of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration are frequently encountered emergency
cases of childhood; and, delays in its recognition and treatment do result in serious morbidity …

Abstract Objective To provide French guidelines about" Airway management during
paediatric anaesthesia". Design A consensus committee of 17 experts from the French …

Summary (Classic) rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) has been considered
fundamental to the provision of safe anesthesia. This technique consists of a combination of …

Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents in the perioperative phase is associated with
increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. For the management of aspiration …