Dose Equivalence of Remimazolam and Propofol for Loss of Consciousness in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Remimazolam and propofol can be used interchangeably for general anesthesia. However, no dosing recommendations exist for the intravenous bolus administration of remimazolam during general anesthesia induction in pediatric patients. Determining the appropriate dose for anesthesia induction in pediatric patients is crucial for safe and effective surgical procedures.

The Hemodynamic Changes Induced by Lung Recruitment Maneuver to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Children during One Lung Ventilation-A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: The prediction of fluid responsiveness in critical patients helps clinicians in decision making to avoid either under- or overloading of fluid. This study was designed to determine whether lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) would have an effect on the predictability of fluid responsiveness by the changes of hemodynamic parameters in pediatric patients who were receiving lung-protective ventilation and one-lung ventilation (OLV).

Methods: A total of 34 children, aged 1-6 years old, scheduled for heart surgeries via right thoracotomy were enrolled.

Effects of advance exposure to an animated surgery-related picture book on preoperative anxiety and anesthesia induction in preschool children: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Our aim was to investigate whether early surgical preparation by reading an animated picture book about procedure-related events could reduce the preoperative anxiety in preschoolers.

Methods: 131 patients, aged 3-6 years and underwent elective minor surgery were randomized either to a control or a picture book group. Both groups received general information about surgery and anesthesia in pre-anesthesia clinic.

Effect of recorded maternal voice on emergence agitation in children undergoing bilateral ophthalmic surgery: A randomised controlled trial.

Aim: This study was designed to investigate whether the playing-back of the recorded maternal voice through the headphones to children undergoing bilateral ophthalmic surgery has clinical effects on the incidence of emergence agitation, and the anaesthesia recovery course.

Methods: In this prospective, blinded and randomised study, 127 children, aged 2-8 years and undergoing bilateral ophthalmic surgery were randomly allocated to one of the two groups: group T (treatment group, listening to recorded mother's voice via headphones) or group C (control group, wearing headphones without auditory stimuli). The primary outcome was the incidence of emergence agitation, and the secondary outcomes were the awakening time, and the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) stay time.

Supported Pd nanoclusters with enhanced hydrogen spillover for NO removal via H-SCR: the elimination of "volcano-type" behaviour.

A rational design of a Pd catalyst with highly dispersed Pd nanoclusters on an Al doped ceria-based oxide for low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO by hydrogen with excess O was achieved. The supported Pd nanocluster shows a high hydrogen spillover ability and a NO conversion of >84% within 100-300 °C.

The agreement between oscillometric and intra-arterial technique for blood pressure monitoring in the lower extremities for infants and toddlers undergoing aortic coarctation repair.

Objective: Anesthetic management for patients undergoing surgical repair of aortic coarctation (CoA) should include constant blood pressure monitoring of the right upper extremity and a lower extremity. The delayed or absent pulse in the lower limbs often leads to unsuccessful arterial cannulation in infants and the oscillometric technique used for blood pressure measurement. The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between the oscillometric method and intra-arterial technique for blood pressure monitoring in the lower limbs of infants undergoing CoA.