Low-flow anesthesia in children: theory and clinical practice

Kim, Kyoung Ok

Search: Anesth Pain Med Search

CLOSE

Review

Pediatric Anesthesia

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2012;7(2):103-109.
Published online May 1, 2012.

Low-flow anesthesia in children: theory and clinical practice

Kyoung Ok Kim

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. pissces@medimail.co.kr

Abstract

There has been increased interest recently in low-flow anesthesia to minimize wastage of expensive volatile anesthetics and reduce atmospheric pollution. With the help of modern anesthetic apparatus and the availability of comprehensive gas monitoring, low-flow anesthesia can be performed safely in children. However, pediatric anesthesiologists have been more reluctant to adopt low-flow techniques. In this review article, the safety and efficacy of low-flow anesthesia will be discussed to help the anesthesiologists who want to employ this technique in children.

Key Words: Children, Low-flow anesthesia

TOOLS

PDF Links
Full text via DOI
Download Citation

Share :

METRICS

1,319 View
57 Download

Related articles in Anesth Pain Med

General anesthesia and sleep: like and unlike2022 October;17(4)

Comparison of spinal anesthesia between the non-elderly and elderly patients2016 April;11(2)

ABOUT

ARTICLE & TOPICS

Article category

Browse all articles >

Topics

Browse all articles >

BROWSE ARTICLES

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Editorial Office: 101-3503, Lotte Castle President, 109 Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04146, Korea
Tel: +82-2-792-5128 Fax: +82-2-792-4089 E-mail: apm@anesthesia.or.kr