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Appendix 5<br />

TABLE 67 contd Summary of paediatric clinical outcomes studies<br />

Study Investigations and subjects Outcome Results Conclusions and<br />

measures grade of evidence<br />

Davis et al., (1) Desflurane (n = 22) Time (min) to: (a): (1) 21, (2) 29; NS Grade I<br />

1994, 142 USA<br />

(2) Halothane (n = 23) (a) discharge (b): (1) 76, (2) 68; NS Small numbers<br />

RCT recovery<br />

Maintenance only (c): (1) 50, (2) 21; p = 0.09 No differences were<br />

(b) discharge statistically significant<br />

N 2O: given home (d): (1) 13.6, (2) 13; NS<br />

Procedures: inguinal hernia repair, % Patients with: (e): (1) 0, (2) 4.3; NS<br />

orchidopexy, circumcision<br />

(c) delirium<br />

Mean ± SD age: 3 ± 2 years<br />

(d) PONV<br />

(e) airway<br />

problems<br />

Davis et al., (1) Remifentanil (n = 62) Time (min) to: (a): (1) 10, (2) 10, (3) 10, Grade I<br />

1997, 141 USA (4) 11.5; NS<br />

and Canada (2) Alfentanil (n = 19) (a) extubation PONV was not<br />

(b): (1) 10, (2) 6, (3) 9, statistically significantly<br />

RCT multicentre (3) Isoflurane (n = 22) (b) first (4) 11.5; NS different <strong>for</strong> the four<br />

movement groups, but the PONV<br />

(4) Propofol (n = 20) (c): (1) 139, (2) 140, (3) 141, rate was high overall, due<br />

(c) discharge (4) 123; NS to the surgical procedure<br />

N 2O: given home<br />

(d): (1) 31, (2) 26, (3) 32,<br />

Procedures: strabismus surgery % Patients with: (4) 30; NS<br />

Age: 2–12 years (d) vomiting (e): (1) 12, (2) 0, (3) 5, (4) 0;<br />

NS<br />

(e) bradycardia<br />

(f): (1) 0, (2) 21, (3) 0, (4) 0;<br />

(f) postoperative p < 0.05<br />

hypoxaemia<br />

Group 1 compared with<br />

group 2<br />

Greenspun et al., (1) Sevoflurane (n = 21) Time (min) to: (a): (1) 1, (2) 1.4; p < 0.0002 Grade I<br />

1995, 143 USA<br />

(2) Halothane (n = 18) (a) induction (b): (1) 7.1, (2) 9.6; p < 0.04 Small numbers<br />

RCT<br />

N 2O: given (b) emergence (c): (1) 19.9, (2) 31.1;<br />

p < 0.0003<br />

Procedures: ENT (c) recovery<br />

(d): (1) 143.7, (2) 134.7; NS<br />

Age: 1–12 years (d) discharge<br />

(e): (1) 33, (2) 38; NS<br />

(e) PONV (%)<br />

Gurkan et al., (1) Propofol (n = 20) (a) Vomit (a): (1) 5, (2) 13; p < 0.05 Grade I<br />

1999, 144 Turkey<br />

(2) Sevoflurane (n = 20) (b) Total vomit (b): (1) 0.3, (2) 1.7; p < 0.01 Discharge times and<br />

RCT admission rates not<br />

N 2O: given (c) Anti-emetic (c): (1) 1, (2) 9; p < 0.05 measured<br />

Tx<br />

Procedures: strabismus surgery (d): (1) 2, (2) 1; p < 0.05<br />

(d) Oculocardiac<br />

Age: 3–15 years<br />

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