Anesthesia and Analgesia Methods that We Used on Pediatric Patients

Aim: Physiologic, anatomicaland pharmacologic characteristics of children are different than adults and each others according to their growing. For this reason all these differences should be taken into consideration in anesthesia applications on pediatric patients. This study aim to assess anesthesia and analgesia methods that we used on pediatric patients in our clinic. Material and Method: Between Jan. 2011-Feb. 2012 records of pediatric patients that were operated in anesthesia clinic of Ankara Numune Education and Research Hosital were evaluated retrospectively. Demographical datas, operations, premedication, anesthesic-analgesic agents and devices were recorded. Results: In this period 967 pediatric patients were operated. 20.1% of them were circumcision. Avarage duration of operation was 60.4%. Inhalation agent were used in 96.1% of general anesthesia, muscle relaxan agent before intubation were used in 55.1%, benzodiazepins for sedation in operation room were used in 63.5%, opioid analgesics for preoperative analgesia were used in 78.1%. Conclusion: Anesthesia methods that we used on pediatric patients in our clinic is similar to literature. Premedication application and regional applications for postoperative analgesia should be increase