The Department of Anesthesia provides general anesthesia for patients who have had difficulty with sedation, or who have coexisting medical conditions, while undergoing procedures involving radiology. Common procedures are:
Anesthesiologists focus on keeping the airway open, keeping your child from moving during the procedure and aiding in a rapid recovery from anesthesia, with minimal side effects.
Show AllYour child will be assessed and prepared before the procedure. You will be asked questions about your child's medical history, allergies, current medications, previous anesthetic experience and current health status.
Your child's airway, heart and lungs will be examined carefully.
Our goal is for your child to feel safe and happy in our environment. A member of the nursing or child life departments will explain, in a child-friendly manner, what the day will be like.
General anesthesia is normally given by having your child breathe anesthetic gases through a mask. In older children, anesthesia may be given intravenously (IV).
Anesthesia may be maintained with IV anesthetic agents or anesthetic gases.
Anesthesia professionals will monitor your child closely during the procedure. Routine equipment will check on the heart's electrical activity, blood pressure, oxygen levels in the blood and breathing (measuring inhaled oxygen and exhaled carbon dioxide concentrations).
Most radiological procedures are not painful. However, for sclerotherapy of vascular malformations, we will give medications for pain management.
Last Updated:
09/2010
