You are working in a standalone day surgery facility.
A 2-year-old boy weighing 15 kg presents for the combined procedures of release of bilateral hand syndactyly and open orchidopexy for a unilateral undescended testis.
He has had a clear runny nose for the past three days, which his parents attribute to teething. A COVID-19 rapid antigen test performed this morning returned a negative result.
Sections covered in this viva
Proceeding with Surgery in Setting of URTICaudal Block TechniqueAnaesthetic Technique and Postoperative Management