Differences in talking-to-the-room behaviour between novice and expert teams during simulated paediatric resuscitation: a quasi-experimental study.

Background: Team coordination represents an important factor for clinical performance. Research in this area suggests that not only behaviour frequencies but also patterns of team coordination constitute a central aspect of teamwork. However, little is known about potential differences in coordination patterns between novice teams (ie, teams of inexperienced members) and expert teams (ie, teams of experienced members).

A deeper level of ketamine anesthesia does not affect functional residual capacity and ventilation distribution in healthy preschool children.

Background: Ketamine is commonly used in children in the emergency setting and while undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions because of its combination of hypnotic and analgesic properties. Although studies comparing various levels of ketamine anesthesia are lacking, previous work suggests that lung mechanics might only be minimally affected by ketamine.

Methods: After approval from the Ethics Committee, anesthesia was induced with 2 mg.

Decrease in functional residual capacity and ventilation homogeneity after neuromuscular blockade in anesthetized preschool children in the lateral position.

Background: While functional residual capacity (FRC) is reduced in children undergoing general anesthesia, the lateral position leads to an increase in FRC compared with the supine position. The impact of neuromuscular blockade remains unknown. We tested the hypothesis that neuromuscular blockade leads to a decrease in FRC and increase in lung clearance index (LCI) while the application of positive endexpiratory pressure (PEEP) of 6 cmH(2)O leads to a restoration in both parameters.

Prone equals prone? Impact of positioning techniques on respiratory function in anesthetized and paralyzed healthy children.

Objectives: Although the prone position is effectively used to improve oxygenation, its impact on functional residual capacity is controversial. Different techniques of body positioning might be an important confounding factor. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of two different prone positioning techniques on functional residual capacity and ventilation distribution in anesthetized, preschool-aged children.