Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Anaesthesia for paediatric radiotherapy: A narrative review
Authors' conclusion
The requirement for anaesthesia for paediatric radiotherapy is typically confined to younger children.
Study context
- Population
- Children receiving radiotherapy for cancer
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Anaesthesia requirement almost exclusively limited to younger children, committed to daily anaesthetics over the treatment course
- Centres tend to adopt either GA with SGA or deep sedation, with spontaneous ventilation maintained
- Insufficient evidence to support a standardised primary approach; apparent global trend towards propofol by infusion for sedation
- Children may become acutely unwell during treatment; systems for escalation of clinical care are vital
- Staff distance for radiation shielding, patient positioning and immobilisation devices may add access challenges in an emergency
Original publication
Anaesthesia for paediatric radiotherapy: A narrative review. Anaesthesia. Published 8 January 2025. doi:10.
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