Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Standardisation of care improves patient outcomes.

Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgeries are major paediatric procedures requiring multidisciplinary management. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs, with proven benefits in adults, remain poorly developed in paediatrics. The main objective of this Before/After study was to evaluate the impact of an ERAS program implementation for AIS on length of stay (LOS) and postoperative recovery.

Transversus Abdominal Plane Block in Children: Efficacy and Safety: A Randomized Clinical Study and Pharmacokinetic Profile.

Background: The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has become a common regional anesthesia technique for pain management in a wide variety of abdominal procedures. Evidence to support any particular local anesthetic regimen as well as pharmacokinetic and systemic toxicity risks of TAP block remain insufficiently studied in children. The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic effects and investigate pharmacokinetic profile of levobupivacaine after ultrasound-guided TAP block using a low volume/high concentration (LVHC) or a high volume/low concentration (HVLC) solution in children.

Children with challenging airways: What about GlideScope video-laryngoscopy?

Background: GlideScope video-laryngoscopy is becoming increasingly used, including in paediatrics. However, to date, very few data are available on efficiency during situations involving difficult intubation. Our objective was to describe the usefulness of the GlideScope in children with presumed challenging airway criteria.