Intravenous lidocaine for postoperative analgesia management in paediatrics: A systematic review with meta-analysis of published studies.

Background: The administration of intravenous lidocaine during the peri-operative period may improve pain management after paediatric surgery.

Objective: To explore the decrease in postoperative pain intensity and opioid consumption associated with peri-operative lidocaine administration in the paediatric population.

Design: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and a Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) analysis.

Day Surgery in Children Undergoing Retroperitoneal Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Is It Safe and Feasible?

Background: Robot-assisted pyeloplasty is the most frequently performed robotic procedure in children. A retroperitoneal approach limits surgical trauma and avoids peritoneal irritation. This led to the establishment of the criteria for day surgery (DS) and a related clinical care pathway.

Reducing the time to successful intravenous cannulation in anaesthetised children with poor vein visibility using a near-infrared device: A randomised multicentre trial.

Background: During inhalational induction of anaesthesia for children, severe respiratory events can occur but can be rapidly treated once intravenous access is in place. Reducing the time to successful cannulation during inhalational induction for children with poor vein visibility would improve safety.

Objective: To study the effectiveness of a near-infrared (NIR) vascular imaging device (Veinviewer) to facilitate intravenous cannulation.

Accuracy of the sleep-related breathing disorder scale to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in children: a meta-analysis.

Objectives: The main objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the accuracy of the Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder (SRBD) Scale in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children.

Patients/methods: A literature search of studies comparing SRBD to polysomnography for the diagnosis of OSAS in children was performed. Risks of biases were quantified using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) tool.

A review of 5434 percutaneous pediatric central venous catheters inserted by anesthesiologists.

Objective: To review the results of an anesthesiologist led pediatric percutaneous central venous access service.

Methods: Prospective data on percutaneous pediatric central venous catheter (CVC) insertions were collected over 22 years. Data included age, gender, weight, previous central CVCs, venous thromboses, investigations for great vein patency, type of CVC, external diameter, previous CVC insertions, intended use, operator identity, and the vein into which the CVC was inserted.

Phenotype and genotype for thiopurine methyltransferase activity in the French Caucasian population: impact of age.

Objective: Thiopurine drugs are commonly used in pediatric patients for the treatment of acute leukemia, organ transplantation and inflammatory diseases. They are catabolized by the cytosolic thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT), which is subject to a genetic polymorphism. In children, enzyme activities are immature at birth and developmental patterns vary widely from one enzyme to another.