Publications by authors named "T S Templeton"
Background: In pediatric patients, the use of processed EEG monitoring may reduce the amount of anesthesia administered while maintaining adequate depth of anesthesia.
Aims: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether use of a BIS monitor to guide sevoflurane administration might reduce the average end tidal sevoflurane concentration used in children 4-18 years of age.
Methods: Participants in three age groups (4-8, 9-12, and 13-18 years) were randomized to either the BIS guided group or the control group.
Background: Small case series have described awake supraglottic airway placement in infants with significant airway obstruction and difficult intubations. We conducted this study to determine outcomes when supraglottic airways were placed in awake children enrolled in the international Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry including success of ventilation, success of tracheal intubation, and complications.
Methods: We reviewed the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry to identify all cases of awake supraglottic airway placement before planned tracheal intubation from August 2012 to September 2023 with subsequent review of details of awake supraglottic airway placement in the medical record.
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cases in children at five pediatric hospitals in Australia over 5.5 years, highlighting the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) on IPD epidemiology.
- Out of 377 IPD episodes in 375 children, 90% had received at least three doses of PCV, with the majority experiencing complicated pneumonia; however, the findings also noted a concerning rate of serious infections caused by non-vaccine serotypes (NVTs).
- The research prompts the need for changes in treatment protocols, as 17% of NVTs showed resistance to ceftriaxone, suggesting that vancomycin should be included in the