Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA)/Sevoflurane Initiated Intravenous Anesthesia (SIIVA) in Pediatric Patients

Summary

Because Propofol is the primary "anesthetic agent," and inhalational agents remain in trace quantities at the end of the procedure Sevoflurane initiated intravenous anesthesia (SIIVA) or not present at all Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) it is likely that different criteria may be predictive of extubation success in these patients compared to inhalational anesthesia.

Detailed Description

This is because these anesthetic regimens have different pharmacologic mechanisms of actions, and therefore interact with central nervous system in different ways leading to potentially the need for different extubation criteria in patients receiving TIVA or SIIVA. Additionally, intravenous agents likely have less of an effect on airway reflexes and ventilation at light levels of anesthesia. This study is proposing an observational study to examine the predictive value of various extubation criteria in the setting of SIIVA and TIVA.

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