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Background: Laryngospasm and postoperative vomiting are serious complications after surgery involving pediatric anesthesia, and these complications may cause morbidity. Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the incidences of laryngospasm and vomiting between two groups of children treated with anesthesia. The patients were managed by either controlled ventilation or spontaneous...

Laryngospasm, a brief closure of the vocal cords is not an uncommon perioperative occurrence. If recognized and managed appropriately, the effects are transient and reversible. However, in rare cases where recognition and management are delayed, the consequences are associated with a high morbidity including desaturation, awareness, negative pressure pulmonary edema, and mortality. This case hi...

The effects of atropine, thiopentone, suxamethonium and local analgesics on the stimulation of laryngospasm were studied in anaesthetized and decerebrate cats. Atropine and thiopentone had no significant effect on the laryngeal reflex in these preparations. Suxamethonium prevented laryngospasm by paralyzing the intrinsic laryngeal muscles. The use of local analgesic sprays in the pharynx and la...