The relative position of femoral artery and vein in children under general anesthesia--an ultrasound-guided observational study.

Background: Femoral artery overlaps femoral vein by varying degrees distal to the inguinal ligament, which may result in difficult venous access and also increases the risk of arterial puncture.

Objective: To study the size of femoral vessels and the degree of overlap in children undergoing anesthesia using ultrasound at 1 and 3 cm distal to inguinal ligament.

Methods: A prospective observational study, 84 children aged <7 years were recruited in six different age groups.

Ventricular fibrillation in an ex-premature neonate following reperfusion of ischemic gut incarcerated within an inguinal hernia.

We describe the case of a neonate who underwent surgery for bowel obstruction. The child was born at 25 weeks postconception, and at the time of surgery, he had a postconceptual age of 44 weeks. He had undergone two previous laparotomy procedures for necrotizing enterocolitis.

A national survey of the anesthetic management of tonsillectomy surgery in children.

Background: Tonsillectomy in children is a common procedure; however, there appears to be a significant degree of variability in anesthetic management. Thus far, there has been no large national survey looking at the perioperative care of these children.

Objectives: We conducted a national survey with the aim of determining what represents common practice in the perioperative management of children undergoing tonsillectomy surgery.