BACKGROUND: High blood pressure in childhood is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke in adulthood. There is enough evidence to suggest that the roots of essential hypertension in adults extend into childhood. There is a paucity of literature on the blood pressure measurements amongst children. This study was done to study blood pressure profile of school children in Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. AIM & OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of hypertension in children 6-15 years of age and to study the association between selected variables and blood pressure. MATERIAL & METHODS: The present study was a school based cross sectional study conducted in 2 Government Primary Schools and 2 Private Secondary Schools of Gulbarga city. For the study 1320 children in the age group 6-15 years were selected. Sample size of 347 was calculated by, using the formula for sample size calculation for single population proportion from a Study where the prevalence of hypertension was 2.42%.The data was collected in a Pre designed pre tested Performa and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension in the study was found to be 2.42% with 2.4% in females and 2.3% in males. CONCLUSION: In the study, hypertension in students was found to be significantly associated with age, height and weight. There was no significant difference in blood pressures of the two sexes, when the values are corrected for maturation status; it was found that body weight and height are the principle determinants of blood pressure. With the onset of puberty spurt in systolic blood pressure was observed in both sexes equally. KEY WORDS: school children; blood pressure; prevalence INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of high blood pressure is now commonly observed in children with estimated population prevalence of 1-2% in the developed countries. 1 Hypertension is known to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries, and the long-term

Intubasi endotrakeal merupakan tindakan berisiko tinggi yang menghasilkan stimulasi adrenergik. Intubasi endotrakeal menggunakan obat pelumpuh otot sebagai standar baku dapat menimbulkan efek samping berupa reaksi anafilaksis dan rekurisasi pascabedah. Intubasi endotrakeal tanpa obat pelumpuh otot ditujukan untuk prosedur pembedahan yang singkat, membutuhkan identifikasi saraf, dan terdapat kontraindikasi pemberian obat pelumpuh otot. Tujuan penelitian ini mengkaji pemberian magnesium sulfat 45 mg/kgBB terhadap kualitas intubasi dan respons hemodinamik pada tindakan intubasi endotrakeal tanpa obat pelumpuh otot. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental secara acak buta ganda yang dilakukan secara prospektif terhadap 42 subjek penelitian yang menjalani prosedur pembedahan dengan anestesi umum di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Dr. Hasan Sadikin, Bandung pada bulan April–Juli 2018. Pada penelitian ini, data numerik diuji dengan uji t tidak berpasangan, sedangkan data kategorik diuji dengan uji chi-square dan Mann Whitney. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kualitas intubasi endotrakeal tanpa obat pelumpuh otot lebih baik dengan disertai penurunan respons hemodinamik pada kelompok yang diberikan magnesium sulfat 45 mg/kgBB dibanding dengan kelompok kontrol (p<0,05). Simpulan, pemberian magnesium sulfat 45 mg/kgBB meningkatkan kualitas tindakan intubasi endotrakeal tanpa obat pelumpuh otot yang dinilai menggunakan skor Copenhagen dan menurunkan respons hemodinamik pada tindakan intubasi endotrakeal tanpa obat pelumpuhotot.Effect of 45 mg/kgBW Magnesium Sulphate on Quality of Endotracheal Intubation without Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Change in Hemodynamic ResponsesEndotracheal intubation is a high-risk procedure that can stimulate adrenergic response. Neuromuscular blocking agent is used to facilitate endotracheal intubation but it has undesirable effects such as anaphylactic reaction and postoperative recurarization. This technique is indicated for short surgical procedures, requires nerve identification, and is contraindicated for neuromuscular blocking agent. The purpose of this study was to review the effect of 45 mg/kgBW magnesium sulphate to the quality of intubation and hemodynamic responses in endotracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking agent. This was a prospective double blind experimental study conducted on 42 research subjects  underwent surgical procedures under general anesthesia in Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung in the period of April–July 2018. In this study, numerical data were tested by unpaired t test. Categorical data were tested by chi-square and Mann Whitney tests. The results showed that the quality of endotracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking agent improved with minimum hemodynamic changes in the group receiving 45 mg/kgBW magnesium sulphate (p<0.05). It is concluded that 45 mg/kgBW magnesium sulphate improves intubating quality assessed using Copenhagen score and decreases hemodynamic responses to endotracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking agents.