Children undergo a preoperative fast in an at-tempt to minimize the fluid and solid food
component of gastric contents. The importance of a preoperative fast was acknowledged early in …

Pediatric patients who undergo posterior spinal fusion surgery to correct scoliosis often
require multiple blood transfusions. Tranexamic acid is a synthetic antifibrinolytic drug that …

We evaluated the effect of dexamethasone on vomiting after elective tonsillectomy in 133
healthy children aged 2-12 yr in a randomized, stratified, blocked, double-blind, placebo-…

… Contributors: Ken Farion, Karen Splinter, Kym Newhook and William Splinter … William
Splinter were responsible for data acquisition. Ken Farion, Isabelle Gaboury and William Splinter …

The effect of 3 ml·kg -1 of apple juice given 2.6 ± 0.4 hours preoperatively was investigated
in 80 healthy children of ages five to ten years in this prospective, randomized, single blind …

The haemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and intubation after induction of anaesthesia
with thiopentone alone or in combination with 1.5 mg · kg −1 lidocaine and/or 1.5 or 3.0 μg · …

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of midazolam on vomiting after tonsillectomy
in children. We compared 215 children aged 1.5–14 yr undergoing tonsillectomy or …

Background Ondansetron and dexamethasone have been observed to decrease the incidence
of vomiting by children after general anesthesia. This study compared the effect of high-…

The effect on gastric pH and volume of 0, 6 and 10 ml · kg −1 , of apple juice given 2.5 hours
before surgery to children aged five to ten years was investigated in this prospective, …

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of local anaesthesia (LA) with that of
caudal anaesthesia (CA) on postoperative care of children undergoing inguinal hernia repair. …