Evolving outcomes of surgery for retinal detachment in retinopathy of prematurity: the need for a national service in the United Kingdom : An audit of surgery for acute tractional retinal detachment complicating ROP in the UK.

Objectives: To audit the structural and functional outcomes of surgery for acute tractional retinal detachment due to retinopathy or prematurity between 2004 and 2014 in Oxford UK.

Methods: Consecutive operations were identified from a surgical log. Clinical data including demography, perioperative data, and retinal outcomes were extracted into a spreadsheet and compared against two international data sets referenced in the method section.

A clinical evaluation of the I-gel ™ supraglottic airway device in children.

Background: The i-gel(TM) is one of the latest commercially available, second-generation supraglottic airway devices (SADs). Specific features include a distal cuff made of a thermoplastic elastomer gel that does not require inflation and a gastric side channel to allow passage of a gastric tube, venting of gas from the stomach, and an early indication of regurgitation. Previous studies in older children and adults have shown that it is a reliable, efficient, and safe device for airway management.

A survey of pediatric caudal extradural anesthesia practice.

Background: Caudal extradural blockade is one of the most commonly performed procedures in pediatric anesthesia. However, there is little information available on variations in clinical practice.

Objectives: To perform a survey of members of the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland who undertake caudal anesthesia.