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Pediatric Appendectomy

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms tucked
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Post-op Pain : Moderate (4-6)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : TAP, Rectus Sheath
Considerations : Aspiration risk / Full stomach, PONV

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Nerve Block
2GETT, TIVA, Propofol Drip
The Surgery

Diagnosis and timing - ultrasound is the first-line study in children to avoid CT radiation. Uncomplicated cases are increasingly started on antibiotics and deferred to a daytime list, while a...

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