Barbiturate Induction for the Prevention of Emergence Agitation after Pediatric Sevoflurane Anesthesia.

Objectives: Emergence agitation (EA) is a common and troublesome problem in pediatric patients recovering from general anesthesia. The incidence of EA is reportedly higher after general anesthesia maintained with sevoflurane, a popular inhalational anesthetic agent for pediatric patients. We conducted this prospective, randomized, double-blind study to test the effect of an intravenous ultra-short-acting barbiturate, thiamylal, administered during induction of general anesthesia on the incidence and severity of EA in pediatric patients recovering from Sevoflurane anesthesia.

[Single lung ventilation in a pediatric patient using a Fogarty catheter with a hollow center].

A six-year-old boy with left pulmonary segmentation was scheduled for video-assisted thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy. Because he had had repeated pneumonia, and the operation needed good surgical visualization, we used a 4 Fr Fogarty catheter with a hollow center (Fogarty Thru-Lumen Embolectomy: Baxter) as a bronchial blocker for one-lung ventilation. The Fogarty catheter was advanced to the left mainstem bronchus through the 5.

Mini-dose (0.05 mg) intrathecal morphine provides effective analgesia after transurethral resection of the prostate.

Purpose: To determine the optimal dose of intrathecal morphine that produces satisfactory analgesia with minimum side effects in elderly patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).

Methods: In this double-blind prospective study, 42 patients undergoing TURP with spinal anesthesia were allocated to one of three groups. Group A (n = 14) received tetracaine, 10 mg, alone.