Caudal block, high flow oxygen insufflation and dexmedetomidine sedation for inguinal hernia surgery in infants—A prospective evaluation of an alternative anesthesia technique
Caudal block, high-flow nasal oxygen insufflation and intravenous dexmedetomidine sedation is a potential alternative to general anesthesia for infant inguinal hernia surgery with a low rate of complications in this small cohort of infants.
Authors
- Laura L. Burgoyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-1641)
- Fiona J. Taverner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4253-0643)
- Susan Humphreys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0286-2088)
- Claire Trelford Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-2192)
- Sanjeev Khurana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1633-0483)
- Cheryl Chooi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5480-9890)
- Britta Sylvia von Ungern-Sternberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-8541)
- Scott A. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4022-6835)
- Ross Scott‐Weekly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-853X)
- Benjamin FH van der Griend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8084-6302)
- Shalem Lemaqz
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Women's and Children's Hospital (AU)
- Christchurch Hospital (NZ)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- Perth Children's Hospital
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.15040
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.82
Funders
- Hospital Research Foundation
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
- Australian Society of Anaesthetists
- Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
- Flinders Foundation
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
- Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council