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

© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2002. All rights reserved.<br />

<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> Assessment 2002; Vol. 6: No. 30<br />

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

measures grade of evidence<br />

Hamunen et al., (1) Thiopentone/isoflurane (n = 30) (a) Vomiting (%) (a): (1) 37, (2) 29, (3) 33; NS Grade I<br />

1997, 145 Finland<br />

(2) Propofol 5 mg/kg (n = 29) (b) Time to first (b): (1) 427, (2) 393, (3) 434; Patients stayed overnight<br />

RCT emesis (min) NS after surgery<br />

(3) Propofol 10 mg/kg (n = 31)<br />

N 2O: given<br />

Procedures: strabismus surgery<br />

Age: 5–14 years<br />

Hannallah et al., (1) Propofol/propofol (n = 25) Time (min) to: (a): (1) 9, (2) 7, (3) 11, Grade I<br />

1994, 146 USA (4) 11;NS<br />

(2) Propofol/halothane (n = 25) (a) extubation No details on<br />

RCT (b): (1) 22, (2) 29, (3) 36, randomisation<br />

(3) Thiopentone/halothane (n = 25) (b) recovery (4) 31;NS<br />

(4) Halothane/halothane (n = 25) (c) discharge (c): (1) 101, (2) 133, (3) 127,<br />

(4) 144; p < 0.05 (group 1<br />

N 2O: given (d) PONV compared with groups 2,<br />

(hospital) (%) 3 and 4)<br />

Procedures: eye, plastic, dental, urology<br />

(e) PONV (d): (1) 4, (2) 24, (3) 24,<br />

Age: 3–12 years (home) (%) (4) 48; p < 0.05 (group 1<br />

compared with groups 2,<br />

3 and 4)<br />

(e): (1) 4, (2) 9, (3) 17, (4) 0;<br />

p < 0.05 (group 4 compared<br />

with groups 1,2 and 3)<br />

Johannesson et al., (1) Halothane (n = 18) Time (min) to: (a): (1) 8.8, (2) 6.8; p < 0.001 Grade I<br />

1995, 147 Sweden<br />

(2) Sevoflurane (n = 22) (a) intubation (b): (1) 17, (2) 12; NS Difference in excitement<br />

RCT reported, patients<br />

N 2O: given (b) response (c): (1) 89, (2) 86; NS receiving sevoflurane<br />

post- had higher levels of<br />

Procedures: ENT operatively (d): (1) 25, (2) 9; NS excitement<br />

Age: 1.1–7.5 years (c) discharge<br />

(d) PONV (%)<br />

Kotiniemi and Comparison of induction methods: Time (min) (a): (1) 6.3, (2) 7.8, (3) 14.8; Grade II–1a<br />

Ryhanen, 1996, 148<br />

from: p < 0.001<br />

Finland (1) Intravenous (thiopentone) (n = 29) (See also appendix 7)<br />

(a) arrival to (b): (1) 1.7, (2) 3.8, (3) 9.0;<br />

RCT (2) Inhalational (halothane) (n = 28) surgery p < 0.001 No differences found<br />

(3) Rectal (methohexitone) (n = 29) (b) induction to (c): (1) 3.5, (2) 3.6, (3) 5.1;<br />

surgery p = 0.012<br />

N 2O: given with halothane maintenance<br />

(c) emergence PONV in hospital: 15%<br />

Procedures: ENT to recovery<br />

room discharge PONV postdischarge: 27%<br />

Mean ± SD age: 4 ± 1.2 years<br />

Mild pain at home on day of<br />

operation: 52%<br />

Pain lasting > 24 h: 18%<br />

Sleepy on day of operation:<br />

69%; no differences between<br />

groups<br />

continued<br />

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