Why the study?
Is spinal anaesthesia a suitable alternative to general anaesthesia in paediatric patients?
Population
Paediatric patients, including former preterm newborns and infants
Comparison
Spinal anaesthesia vs General anaesthesia
Design
Review
Authors
Loading...
May support evaluation in select paediatric cases; leaves open the need for randomized trials to confirm equivalence.
Is spinal anaesthesia a suitable alternative to general anaesthesia in paediatric patients?
Spinal anaesthesia is increasingly considered a viable alternative to general anaesthesia across all paediatric ages for routine and emergency surgery.
Puncuh et al. (2005) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: