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Pyloric stenosis in full term babies. A postal survey of the management by paediatric anaesthetists
Author(s) -
BS J.M. PEUTRELL MB,
MA D.G. WILKINS
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1994.tb00134.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pyloric stenosis , rapid sequence induction , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , surgery , stenosis , local anaesthetic , intubation
Summary We report the results of a postal survey of the management of full term babies with pyloric stenosis by specialist paediatric anaesthetists. The conclusions from the survey are that the most likely anaesthetic techniques used are: rehydration and at least partial correction of electrolyte and acid‐base abnormalities before surgery; aspiration of stomach contents before induction of anaesthesia; a rapid sequence induction; extubation of the trachea with the baby awake and on its side; and infiltration of the wound at the end of surgery with local anaesthetic.