Anaesthesia Viva

Paediatric Day Surgery with URTI

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Clinical Stem

2023.2
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

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