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PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA HOSSAM M. ATEF ; MD
Resources • Miller’s Anesthesia • Chapters 82, 83, 84 • - A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants & Children – Charles Cote • UPMC Presentation – Dr. James Cain • Stanford (pedsanesthesia.Stanford.edu) • Essentials of Pediatric Anesthesia – Alan David Kearne • Big Blue – Dr. Neils Jensen • The World Wide Web • OpenAnesthesiaKeywords
Age Definitions • Neonates: 0-30 days old • Infants: 1 month to 1 year • Children: older than 1 year • Post-Conceptual Age (PCA): • Actual age – Pre-maturity (# weeks) • Used up until age 2 yo
Learning Objectives • Review of Systems • Anesthetic Management Essentials • Pre-Term (PT) Neonatal Emergencies • Full-Term (FT) Neonatal Emergencies • Pediatric Issues
Neuro • Skull rigidity (fontanelles) • Cortical neurons (2 x 10^9) • Originate at 22 weeks, maximum at 29 weeks • Thalamacortical connections (until 5 yrs of life) • Sleep-wake at 32 weeks • PNS mature at 37 weeks • Myelination • Reaches adult size at 40 kg / 11-12y • BBB integrity
Neuro • Spinal Cord & Dura
Neuro • Pain threshold • Nerve endings / cm2 of skin • Dorsal horn receptor fields, decrease at 42 weeks • Dorsal horn receptor NMDA concentration • Immature inhibitory pathways • GABA depolarizes based on intracellular Cl- • Hypersensitive until 2-6 months • Increased stress response to pain (cortisol, glucagon, GH, aldosterone, O2 consumption/SpO2/PaO2 • Autoregulation • Sensitivity to respiratory depressant effect of opioids
Neuro MAC (0 months 9-12 months) 1.5x adult (prematurity, 12 months +), ~linear • Exception: sevoflurane NMJ maturity / sensitivity • Shorter onset time offset by Vd • #1 utilizer of glucose
Respiratory • Anatomical - Upper Airway • Head • Occiput • Face and lower jaw • Neck length • Trachea length (~5 cm in newborns) • Cords-to-carina length (2 cm) • Short trachea directed downwards and posteriorly • Right main bronchus less angled than left
Respiratory • Anatomical - Upper Airway • Nostrils / nasal passages • Tongue size, length • Adenoids • Loose teeth or awkward dentition • Floppy OR stiff horseshoe (U)-shaped epiglottis
Respiratory • Larynx • Anterior & Cephalad • C3 preemie, C3-4 neonate, C5-6 in adult • Narrowest • Cricoid (neonate – age 10) • Edema • La Poiseuille’s law • Vocal cords (puberty) • Larynx has a gradually tapering shape
Respiratory • Anatomical - Lower Airway • Alveoli increased starting 32 weeks GA, increased over 18 months, continues for 10 years • Chest wall compliance • Stiffens ( compliance) thereafter • Lung compliance, Compliance thereafter • Soft chest wall • Horizontal ribs • Circular chest • Diaphragm endurance • Type 1 muscle fibers
Respiratory • Physiological Differences • Obligate nose breathers until 3-5 months • Abdominal > thoracic breathing • NO CHANGE (per / kg) • TLC (90 ml/kg) Dead space (2 ml/kg) • Vt (7-9 ml/kg) VC (90 ml/kg) • FRC • RR • Controlled expiration (laryngeal braking) • Tonic activity of ventilatory muscles • PEEP helps during controlled ventilation
Respiratory • Physiological Differences • INCREASE • FA/FI due to • RR MV • Tissue/blood partition coefficients • CO (opposite of adults due to VRG) • Closing volumes • DECREASE • Blood: gas coefficient • Solubility • FRC buffering capacity • Time to desaturation • Hypoxic respiratory drive • Hypercapnic respiratory drive
Cardiovascular • Muscle fiber • Myocyte glycogen • No change CO • Contractile elements SV • HR (dependent) • Vagal tone / Avoid bradycardia • Vagal stimulation with laryngoscopy • Hypoxemia • Sympathetic tone • Baroreceptor tone and response
Cardiovascular • BP, MAP • RR • Incidence of hypoxemia-induced dysrhythmias (bradycardia) • Vessel-rich group as a % of CO • PR, QRS intervals during infancy • T-wave inverted in V1-V4 until adolescence
Hematologic • Hct: Preterm > Neonate > Infant • HbF breakdown, erythropoisis, plasma volume • Erythropoesis shifts from liver to BM at 24wk GA • HbF: Leftward shift on oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve • P50 (19 mmHg vs 26 mmHg) • Granulopoiesis occurs in BM • Platelets over the few days but then return to normal levels after the 1st week of life
Temperature Regulation • Body surface area : volume • radiant heat loss) • Thin skin • Subcutaneous body fat • Shivering thresholds (i.e. occurs at lower temperatures) in children • Neonates do NOT shiver • norepinephrine brown adipose tissue metabolism • Found scapulae, mediastinum, kidneys, adrenal glands • Thermoregulatory center not well developed
Hepatic / Metabolism • Homeostatic metabolism • O2 consumption (7-8 ml/kg/min FT vs • 3-4 ml/kg/min Adult ; ~ 2x of adults) • Glucose consumption (6-7 mg/kg/min PT vs • 4-5 FT vs 3 mg/kg/min Adult) • Drug metabolism until 3 months • Hepatic size/blood flow : body weight ( with age) • CyP450 (adult at 1 mo)(Enzyme systems not induced) • Oncotic proteins (e.g. albumin) Protein binding
Hepatic / Metabolism • bilirubin load • Hepatic cell uptake & conjugation • reaches adult levels at 6 months. • Pseudocholinesterase activity until 6 months • Phase II block after succinylcholine • Hepatic glycogen (FT 30 mg/dl vs infant 40 mg/dl) • Gluconeogenesis (primary in muscles) • Glycogenesis / g liver mass • Blood glucose d/rt use • With maternal DM (insulin Ab) • Utilizer: Brain > Heart, ~ adult use at 40kg • Fetal calcium stores (until 3mo)
Renal • Volume of distribution (water-soluble drugs) • Diluting ability • Creatinine clearance • GFR (67% reduction) • Reaches adult values by 1-2 years of age • Tubular function by 7th month • More decreased by hypoxia, hypothermia, and CHF
Renal Urine concentrating ability (6 months) Glucose excretion FeNa Responsible for 10% loss of body weight over first 7-19 days Followed by Sodium excretion H+ excretion Morphine metabolite excretion HCO3- resorption threshold TBW (70-75%) , ECF TBW with age 1 mo: 75%, 1 yr: 70%, 10 yrs: 65%
GI • pH on DOL 1 normal on DOL 2+ • Delayed gastric emptying • Delayed absorption • GERD • Coordination of swallowing with respiration occurs at 4-5 months
Mapleson Circuits Adult, SV • FGF • Spont: 2 -3x / • minute ventilation • PPV: 220 ml/kg • (up to 20 kg) Adult + Pediatric, CV Pediatric, SV
Pediatric Pain Assessment NRS 8 yo + Wong-Baker Scale 3 yo + FLACC 2 mo – 7 yo
NPO Time • Bottled milk, formula, feeds = SOLIDS • Clear liquids 2 hours before surgery: • NO CHANGE in Gastric volume & PH
Estimating Weight /Height • Weight • Always have all medications calculated out for patients < 20 kg • Estimating weight • 2 x (age + 4) • (2 x age) + 8 or 9 Breslow Tape (ED)
Monitors Anchor to arm to prevent hyperextension Pre-ductal vs . Post-ductal considerations
Monitors Pediatric Vital Signs (VS)
Venous Air Embolism • (In order of sensitivity) • TEE • Doppler (left or right parasternal, between 2nd and 3rd rib, mill wheel murmur) • ETN2, ETCO2 and/or PA pressure • Cardiac output and/or CVP • Blood pressure, EKG (RV Strain pattern, ST depression), stethoscope (least sensitive)
Perioperative Fluid Replacement • 1st 0-10 kg → 4 cc/kg/hr • 2nd 10-20 kg → 2 cc/kg/hr • 20 kg → 1 cc/kg/hr Calculate preoperative deficit • Replace 50% first hour • Replace 25% second hour • Replace 25% third hour • Minor surgery → additional 2 cc/kg/hr • Major surgery → up to additional 10 cc/kg/hr • Transfusion threshold: Hgb 9-10 ( O2 consumption)
Estimated Allowable Blood Loss(EBL) • Blood volume • Premies → 95 ml/kg • Term neonates → 90 ml/kg • Up to 1 year → 80 ml/kg • > 1 year old → 70 ml/kg • EABL → wt kg x est blood vol x (starting Hct- allowable Hct) / aveHct
Airway Management • Water volume • Laryngoscopy • Blades • – Straight most common • Miller Phillips Wis-Hipple • Curved available • Fiberoptic • Bullard Glide
ETT Tube Sizing • ETT tube length • Neonates: 7 – 9cm • Other • Height (cm) / 10 • Weight (kg) / 12 • (Age / 2) + 12 • ETT tube size • < 2 yrs: • 2.5 – 3 (premature) • 3 – 3.5 (neonate – 6 month) • 3.5 – 4.0 (6 month – 1 year) • 4.0 – 5.0 (1 – 2 year) • > 2 yrs: • (Age / 4) • +4 (cuffed) • +4.5 (uncuffed)
Laryngoscopy • Neonate to 3 months: Miller 0 • 3 months to 18 months: Miller 1 • 18 month- 3 years: Miller 1.5, Mac 1, Wisc 1.5 • 3-5 years: Miller 1.5, Mac 2, Wisc 1.5 • >5 years: Miller 2, Mac 2-3 Straight blade necessary for neonates and young infants, can be used as a Mac blade
LMA Sizing iGel
Medication Management • Higher doses needed for younger rather than older children • Hepatic blood flow • Decreased filtration until 3-4 months • Decreased CYP450 activity • Increased Vd • Decreased pseudocholinesterase activity