This article is authored by Ankit Desai, founder & director, Children’s Anaesthesia Services.

Pediatric anaesthesia presents unique challenges in achieving a smooth induction, maintenance and recovery in children whose neurodevelopmental status and physiological responses differ markedly from ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has revised its policy statement on facility-based requirements for pediatric anesthesia. The AAP last updated the policy statement in 2015. The new guidance ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help anesthesiologists keep children safer in the operating room and improve their recovery with better pain management, suggests a systematic review presented ...

Pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium (PAED) can include unawareness of surroundings, restlessness, and inconsolability, and can lead to risk of injury and accidental removal of catheters. In this ...

Credit: Getty Images. Children undergoing procedures requiring general anesthesia are at a greater risk for developing adverse events if they are obese. Obesity is a chronic health issue in America, ...

More than a half dozen behaviors, including tensed eyelids and no vocalizations, indicate that pediatric dental patients are experiencing delirium as they awaken from anesthesia, according to a study ...

Smile Train has launched the Paediatric Anaesthesia Training in Africa (PATA) program in partnership with the ELMA Foundation and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The PATA Program will be ...

Newly published results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in Japan among more than 170 children aged 1 to 6 who underwent surgery, show that by using EEG readings of brain waves to monitor ...