Sex differences in pediatric caudal epidural anesthesia under sedation without primary airway instrumentation

Review Anesthesiology

Comparative evaluation of landmark technique and ultrasound-guided caudal epidural injection in pediatric population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Dhruv Jain et al.

Summary: Ultrasound-guided caudal injection does not significantly improve success rate or time to perform the block compared to landmark technique, but it results in higher first puncture success rate and lower incidence of complications.

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA (2022)

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Ultrasound-guided caudal blockade and sedation for paediatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study

P. Opfermann et al.

Summary: This study investigated the safety and success rates of ultrasound-guided caudal blockade in pediatric patients. The results showed that this technique is effective in daily clinical practice, but patients with higher body weight and undergoing mid-abdominal surgery are at a higher risk of pain-related block failure.

ANAESTHESIA (2022)

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Article Anthropology

Sexual dimorphism of lumbar lordosis and lumbar spine mobility during the period of progressive development

Jacek Lewandowski et al.

ANTHROPOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER (2021)

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Editorial Material Anesthesiology

Sex, drugs, and anaesthesia research

Olivia A. Moody et al.

Summary: The study highlights significant sex differences in sensitivity to a novel neurosteroid anesthetic, with female rats being more sensitive than male rats. This underscores the importance of sex differences in anesthesia research and the need for more efforts to understand these disparities.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA (2021)

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Morbidity and mortality after anaesthesia in early life: results of the European prospective multicentre observational study, neonate and children audit of anaesthesia practice in Europe (NECTARINE)

Nicola Disma et al.

Summary: This study found that neonates and infants undergoing anesthesia are at risk of physiological instability, with hypotension and reduced oxygenation being common triggers for medical intervention. Factors such as postmenstrual age and preoperative medical conditions can influence the incidence and thresholds for intervention. The co-occurrence of intraoperative hypotension, hypoxemia, and anemia is associated with increased risk of complications and mortality.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA (2021)

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Do preterm girls need different nutrition to preterm boys? Sex-specific nutrition for the preterm infant

Anna C. Tottman et al.

Summary: Boys born preterm are at higher risk of adverse outcomes compared to girls, and sex is an important moderator of preterm nutrition intervention outcomes. Current standard nutritional support for preterm infants does not take sex into account, highlighting the need for further research to optimize nutrition interventions based on infant sex.

PEDIATRIC RESEARCH (2021)

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