Clinical trials

The goal of our study is to compare classical Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI) and modified Rapid Sequence Induction (mRSI) in pediatric patients with a full stomach undergoing urgent surgical procedures. Due to reduced oxygen reserve in children, modified RSI incorporating gentle positive pressure ventilation has been proposed to reduce hypoxemia while maintaining protection against aspiration.

The management of septic states includes, in addition to the specific treatment (antimicrobials and eradication of the source), a restoration of the hemodynamic disorders and assistance of the failing organs. In general, the restoration of hemodynamic disorders begins first with volume expansion, followed by the use of Noepinephrine (NE) when the target mean arterial pressure (MAP) is not reached after optimizing the intravascular volume. Recently, several studies have supported the interest of early NE on MAP, cardiac output and mortality. It is therefore tempting to restrict fluid administration even in the initial phase of hemodynamic management of severe sepsis by starting NE earlier.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of distraction using a lollipop versus premedication with intranasal midazolam to manage preoperative anxiety in pediatric anesthesia.

The children were randomized into two groups to receive orotracheal intubation after anesthetic induction with neuromuscular blockade, either by direct laryngoscopy (DL, DL group) or by C-MAC video laryngoscopy (VL group)

The goal of our study is to compare ultrasound-guided caudal block to the conventional technique based on anatomical landmarks.