Autoimmune diseases in children may be linked to genetic, environmental, and hormonal factors. It’s estimated that 5% of children worldwide have at least one autoimmune condition, with many…
Pediatric neurodegenerative disorders encompass a wide range of conditions that result from progressive damage to cells and nervous system connections that are essential for mobility, coordination,…
Epilepsy, also called seizure disorder, is the most common childhood brain disorder in the United States. The aetiology of epilepsy in children is multifactorial with congenital, metabolic,…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as either a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of <60 ml min−1 1.73 m−2 for 3 months or more, irrespective of cause, or kidney damage leading to a decrease in…
Psychiatric illness is common, affecting up to 10% of the population, with around 1% diagnosed with a major psychiatric disorder. An increased mortality rate in the postoperative period for…
Chronic pain is best understood as a disease process rather than a symptom. Underlying mechanisms for chronic pain are,
nociceptive- tissue damage, neuropathic - sensory, nervous system damage,…
Objective To determine whether an electroacupuncture (EA) technique that was developed for a surgical population under general anaesthesia reduces pain after mesh inguinal hernia open repair. Methods…
Remifentanil hydrochloride is an ultra-short-acting opioid that undergoes rapid metabolism by tissue and plasma esterases. Remifentanil is increasingly used as an adjuvant to general anaesthesia in…
Delirium after anesthesia, also known as emergence delirium (ED) is a clinical condition in which patients have alterations to their attention, awareness, and perceptions. In children, this often…
General anesthesia is defined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists as a “drug induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable, even by painful stimulation”. The…