Paediatric surgery

The uptake of robot-assisted surgery has continuously grown since its advent in the 1990s. While robot-assisted surgery is well-established in adult surgery,…

Peripheral nerves blocks provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia and are usually used as adjuncts to general anaesthesia in paediatric patients. For children in the UK, most of…

Introduction Anaesthesia is a field procedure. Paediatric anaesthesia requires vigilance and rigour at all stages. It must be carried out in an…

Abstract Background & Aims: Premedication plays animportant role in allowing smooth parent-child separation. Oral midazolam 1hour before surgery,as a premedication in children-is…

Background: The impact of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on global health, has reached far beyond that caused by the disease…

Aim The risk of organ loss is increased in children with testicular torsion or intestinal volvulus if surgical management is not expedient.…

Data on safety and success rates of ultrasound-guided caudal blockade, performed on sedated children with an uninstrumented airway, are scarce. We performed…

Fluorescence guided surgery, augmented reality, and intra-operative imaging devices are rapidly pervading the field of surgical interventions, equipping the surgeon with powerful…

Introduction Mobile health (mHealth) is the use of mobile communication devices such as smartphones, wireless patient monitoring devices and tablet computers to…

Surgical site infections (SSIs) in children represent a common and serious postoperative complication. Surgical skin preparation is an essential preventive measure in…