Global pediatric anesthesia-Anglophone West Africa perspective.

Background: This article gives the pediatric anesthesia perspective from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Gambia, five out of six countries in Anglophone West Africa. Over 40% of the population of most of these countries are younger than 14 years and there is an increasing need for paediatric anesthesia services.

Findings: Workforce density ranges from 0.

Safe surgery for every child, implementation of paediatric anaesthesia training in Nigeria.

Purpose Of Review: Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and 43.5% of its population is under 15 years. Most of these children do not have access to specialized paediatric anaesthesia care when needed, as there are only few paediatric anaesthetists in the country.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgical Volume in Four Low- and Middle-Income Country Hospitals: Insights from an Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical care delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) has been challenging to assess due to a lack of data. This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric surgical volumes at four LMIC hospitals.

Methods: Retrospective and prospective pediatric surgical data collected at hospitals in Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Nigeria, and Zambia were reviewed from January 2019 to April 2021.

Fascia iliaca compartment block: How far does the local anaesthetic spread and is a real time continuous technique feasible in children?

Background And Aims: The fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is commonly administered in children for anterolateral thigh surgery. The actual spread of the local anaesthetic (LA) beneath the fascial layers in children is not known. We hypothesised that in children there could be a possibility of the LA to reach lumbar plexus with the dose we used.