Anesthesia and Pain Medicine  2012;7(2):103-109

Low-flow anesthesia in children: theory and clinical practice.

Kyoung Ok KIM 1

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Keywords

Children; Low-flow anesthesia

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

There has been increased interest recently in low-flow anesthesia to minimize wastage of expensive volatile anesthetics and reduce atmospheric pollution. With the help of modern anesthetic apparatus and the availability of comprehensive gas monitoring, low-flow anesthesia can be performed safely in children. However, pediatric anesthesiologists have been more reluctant to adopt low-flow techniques. In this review article, the safety and efficacy of low-flow anesthesia will be discussed to help the anesthesiologists who want to employ this technique in children.