Lindy Moxham

University of British Columbia | UBC

Introduction: Anesthesia plays a crucial role in the care of children undergoing non-surgical procedures that are painful, uncomfortable, or require them to remain still for prolonged periods of time. One commonly used technique for such cases is propofol infusion with maintenance of spontaneous ventilation. Propofol has a narrow therapeutic index...

Introduction: Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent used to induce and maintain general anesthesia in children undergoing surgery or other medical procedures. It possesses a narrow therapeutic index, so the dose di"erence needed to induce loss of consciousness and apnea is small. It is also highly variable between patients [1]. The increased...

Background and Objectives: Anesthesia plays a crucial role in the care of children undergoing non-surgical procedures that are painful, uncomfortable, or require them to remain still for prolonged periods of time. One commonly used technique for such cases is propofol infusion with maintenance of spontaneous ventilation. Propofol has a narrow thera...

Background and Objectives: Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent used to induce and maintain general anesthesia in children undergoing surgery or other medical procedures. It possesses a narrow therapeutic index, so the dose difference needed to induce loss of consciousness and apnea is small. It is also highly variable between patients [1]....

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia is an integral part of care for children undergoing non-surgical procedures that are painful, uncomfortable, or require them to remain still for prolonged periods. Propofol infusion with spontaneous ventilation is a popular anesthetic technique for such cases. However, propofol has a narrow therapeutic index between loss of c...

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia is an integral part of care for children undergoing non-surgical procedures that are painful, uncomfortable, or require them to remain still for prolonged periods. Propofol infusion with maintenance of spontaneous ventilation is a popular anesthetic technique for such cases. However, propofol has a narrow therapeutic index be...

Patient: Female, 14-year-old Final Diagnosis: 22q11.2DS with vestibular dysfunction Symptoms: Balance problems Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Comprehensive balance assessment Specialty: Otolaryngology Objective Challenging differential diagnosis Background The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common identified microdeletion in...

Objective: To determine if radiologic imaging is necessary to rule out cholesteatoma in patients with congenital aural atresia. Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients attending the BC Children's Hospital Microtia Clinic from January 1, 1990 through April 17, 2017 was undertaken. Patients with complete atresia of the external canal wer...