Pediatric pulmonologists approach to the pre-operative management of the asthmatic child

Abstract

This data demonstrate an important variability among pediatric pulmonologists in Israel regarding the practice of pre-operative treatment of infants and children with asthma especially for the less controlled and high risk children. This is most probably explained by the paucity of evidence-based data and the lack of established guidelines. Consensus guidelines for the pre-operative management of asthmatic children are needed.

Preoperative Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Pediatricians’ Perspective in Terms of Anesthesia

“…Some efforts have been made to relieve the negative effects of URTI on perioperative course. Corticosteroids and other adjunctive treatments produce inconsistent results, unless patients have known respiratory tract disorders (16)(17)(18). These modalities were not frequently preferred by the pediatricians in this study.…”

Optimizando seguridad para cirugía mayor ambulatoria y anestesia fuera de pabellón en niños

“…Esta debe ser llenada y revisada mucho antes del día de la cirugía planificada, de manera de tener tiempo para definir si la cirugía procede o no. Este paso es crítico debido a que varias de las suspensiones de pabellón pasan por un agendamiento incorrecto, muchas veces por los antecedentes médicos del paciente [2]- [10], [11]- [22], [23].…”