Usefulness of stroke volume variation to assess blood volume during blood removal for autologous blood transfusion in pediatric patients.

Background: Dynamic variables based on the heart-lung interaction induced by positive pressure ventilation have not been shown to be useful in assessing cardiac preload in pediatric patients.

Objective: To evaluate whether stroke volume variation (SVV) obtained from the FloTrac/Vigileo(TM) monitoring system can reflect a change in blood volume during the blood removal and fluid replacement protocol in acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH).

Methods: Sixteen pediatric patients scheduled for elective cranioplasty were recruited.

[Anesthetic management of patients with placenta previa accreta for cesarean section: a 7-year single-center experience].

Background: Anesthetic management for cesarean section of patients with placenta previa accreta is challenging. The aim of this retrospective study was to review past placenta previa accreta cases in our hospital to propose a better strategy for anesthetic management for this difficult condition.

Methods: Cases of placenta previa accreta were identified in our anesthesia database.

The three-step method for ultrasound-guided pediatric internal jugular venous catheterization: a clinical trial.

Ultrasound guidance may be a valuable adjunct for pediatric internal jugular vein catheterization. We previously reported a long-axis in plane technique, called the "three-step method", resulting in high success and a low complication rate by novice operators in adult patients. This is the first report of ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization (US-IJV) using the three-step method in pediatric patients.