Preinduction techniques to relieve anxiety in children undergoing general anaesthesia

Anxiety related to dental general anaesthesia: changes in anxiety in children and their parents.

AIM To examine the anxiety levels of children referred for dental general anaesthesia and their parents at various key points of the referral and anaesthetic procedure. METHODS Structured interviews and anxiety measures were conducted with 50 children attending the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute, and progressing to general anaesthetic (GA) and their parents. Interv...

Behavioural Changes of Young Uncooperative Children Undergoing Dental Treatment in the Clinic versus Under General Anaesthesia

Aim: This study compared the levels of dental anxiety experienced by young uncooperative children having dental rehabilitation using general anaesthesia (GA) with those who had their dental treatments by “Tell-ShowDo” technique in the dental clinic. Methods: Out of 54 children, 26 had been treated under GA and 28 had been treated with the use of “Tell-Show-Do” behavioural approach method. At th...

Effects of the rectal administration of diazepam. Diazepam concentrations in children undergoing general anaesthesia.

Diazepam 1 mg/kg body weight was administered rectally to 14 children (11-22.5 kg) before minor surgery under general anaesthesia. Administration in solution (n = 7) resulted in a rapid increase in serum concentrations which were maintained for 8 h. Administration by suppository (n = 7) resulted in significantly lower serum concentrations at 10 and 20 min, but higher concentrations at 2 h. At o...

Bradycardia in Children During General Anaesthesia

Disposition of nalbuphine in patients undergoing general anaesthesia.

The pharmacokinetics of nalbuphine 20 mg i.v. were studied in 10 patients undergoing lower abdominal or body surface surgery. Blood sampling was carried out for 600 min after injection and drug concentrations were measured by HPLC using electrochemical detection. Disposition was best described as a triexponential function, with a mean elimination half-life of 135.5 min. Mean residence time, cle...