Complications in pediatric anesthesia can happen, even in our modern hospitals with the most advanced equipment and skilled anesthesiologists. It is important, albeit in a tranquil and reassuring way, to inform parents of the possibility of complications and, in general, of the anesthetic risks. This is especially imperative when speaking to the parents of children who will be operated on for m...

The history of local and regional anesthesia began with the discovery of the local anesthetic properties of cocaine in 1884. Shortly afterwards nerve blocks were being attempted for surgical anesthesia. Bier introduced spinal anesthesia in 1898, two of his first six patients being children. Spinal anesthesia became more widely used with the advent of better local anesthetics, stovaine and proca...

Commentary on the article A.S. Safarov, A.M. Sharipov, B.A. A.T. Korokhonov entitled Debatable problems of classification modern hematogenous osteomyelitis in childre published Russian Journal Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care. 2023;13(2):257-266. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic1290

Conscious sedation vs general anesthesia in pediatric dentistry – a review Cátia Carvalho Silva, Carla Lavado, Cristina Areias, Joana Mourão, David de Andrade I Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Porto, Portugal II Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Porto, Portugal III Universidade do Porto, Faculdade...

Introduction Over the past decade advances in optical miniaturization systems used in endoscopes and computer assisted image guidance systems have led to an explosion of new minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating spinal deformities. Patients prefer minimally invasive surgery because such techniques give the promise of better cosmetic effect and reduced recovery times. Many of these...

Children with craniofacial abnormalities provide some of the most difficult challenges for anesthesiologists today. Whether the patient is scheduled for reconstructive surgery or a procedure unrelated to their anomaly, the care of these patients can be consuming and demanding. Since 1967 when the plastic surgeon Paul Tessier successfully demonstrated the correction of many deformities once thou...

Puppies and kittens are considered neonates until 4 to 5 weeks of age and are classified as pediatric until about 12 weeks old. Anesthesia of neonates may be necessary for urgent correction of congenital anomalies or for necessary (not elective) diagnostics. Anesthesia of pediatric patients may be undertaken for elective early ovariohysterectomy or castration or for urgent procedures. The physi...

Writing about advances in a field of medicine normally includes some pride about progress which one was witness to or even a participant in. The younger one is, the more enthusiastically every advance is lauded and welcomed. This is human nature and nothing to be complained about. However, when anesthesiologists, having worked and struggled in the field of pediatric anesthesia for about 40 year...