Clinical Observation of 496 Cases of Anesthesia for Infants.
10.4097/kjae.1974.7.1.115
- Author:
Yung Sam MOON
1
;
Sung Hwan PARK
;
Kwang Won PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, General;
Anesthetics;
Cleft Lip;
Ether;
Female;
Hernia, Inguinal;
Humans;
Infant*;
Inpatients;
Intubation, Intratracheal;
Intussusception;
Male;
Mortality
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1974;7(1):115-122
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A total of 496 cases of infant surgery which were performed at Yonsei Medical Center from 1961 to 1970 were analyzed statistically according to sex, age, disease, anesthetic technique, anesthetics, post-op. complications, and mortality. These infants were all inpatients and were operated on under general anesthesia. The results were as follows: 1. Sex; 374 males far exceeded 122 females. 2. Age; 52.5% were in the 1~6 month age group. 3. Disease; Most common diseases in order were cleft lip (113 cases) intussusception (63 cases) and inguinal hernia (41 cases). 4. Anesthetic technique; Most cases used endotracheal intubation and non-rebreathing technique. 5. Anesthetics; Diethyl ether was mainly used (69.2%). 6. Complications; In 34 cases (6.85%) surgical and anesthetic complications occurred. 7. Mortality; 31 infants, 6.25% of the total cases, died during the operative and post-operative periods. 17 of these were 0~7 days old.
