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  • Chapter 6 - Paediatric Anaesthesia in Non-specialist Centres

  • Edited by James Ip, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, Grant Stuart, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, Isabeau Walker, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, Ian James, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
  • Book:
    Core Topics in Paediatric Anaesthesia
    Published online:
    06 February 2025
    Print publication:
    13 February 2025, pp 50-58

  • Summary

    The majority of paediatric surgery carried out is for minor procedures in fit and healthy children and can be performed as day-case procedures. A large quantity of this work is performed in non-specialist hospitals. Children and families need to be able to access high-quality services close to home, and delivering care locally, where possible to do so safely, can add to the patient and parent experience. A non-specialist centre should have arrangements and local guidance for treating and managing simple surgical emergencies in the paediatric population, along with the ability to resuscitate and stabilise critically ill children of all ages before transfer to a tertiary specialist centre for either paediatric critical care or surgery. Continual education and training within regional networks are vital in maintaining skills and confidence of staff in non-specialist centres, and standardisation along with protocols is helpful in the anaesthetic management, analgesic plan, preassessment and critical transfers of children in a non-specialist centre.

  • 20 - Anaesthesia for paediatric surgery

    • By Neil S Morton, Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Edited by Ann Møller, KAS Herlev, Copenhagen, Tom Pedersen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
  • Book:
    Evidence-based Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Published online:
    05 September 2009
    Print publication:
    09 October 2006, pp 247-270

  • Summary

    This chapter covers selected topics which illustrate the basis for modern general paediatric anaesthesia practices. Many paediatric procedures can be undertaken on a day case basis which has tremendous benefits for children and families. Clear written, verbal and pictorial information concerning fasting, surgery, anaesthesia, analgesia and postoperative care are an essential part of obtaining informed consent from parents and children. The use of topical local anaesthesia of the skin with EMLA cream or amethocaine gel allows painless venous access after 60 and 45 minutes. Sevoflurane is now the most often used agent for induction in children because it is more pleasant and less irritant than other volatile agents. Regional anaesthesia produces excellent postoperative analgesia and attenuation of the stress response in infants and children. Although formal evidence-based systematic reviews or meta-analyses are relatively few, there is now a fairly robust basis for modern paediatric anaesthesia techniques and practices.