Minimizing Anaesthesia Use in Paediatric Radiation Therapy

Although generally safe, anaesthesia in paediatric radiation therapy (RT) is costly and cumbersome. At our institution, a multi-faceted approach to reduce anaesthesia utilization is in place as standard-of-care treatment. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of our approach by measuring general anaesthesia (GA) rates across all age categories and to compare with published GA rates in the literature.

Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences - May 18, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Stephanie Ntoukas, Susan Awrey, Tatiana Ritchie, David C. Hodgson, Normand J. Laperriere, Derek S. Tsang Source Type: research