Anestesia en un paciente pediátrico: Reporte de caso

Abstract

Veterinary anesthesiology has been advanced in order to provide safer techniques to patients, individualizing protocols according to the needs of each animal. Just like humans, animals are classified according to age group. Pediatric patients are those between 6 and 12 weeks of age. When undergoing surgical procedures, it is crucial to remember that the development and maturation of organs does not follow the same pattern that occurs in adult animals. The present work aims to describe the anesthesia administered to a pediatric patient undergoing gastrostomy surgery. Methadone was used as pre-anesthetic medication at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg, and anesthetic induction was done via administration of propofol 2 mg/kg and fentanyl 1 mcg/kg, both intravenously. For anesthetic maintenance, we chose to use isoflurane in a universal vaporizer, with 100% oxygen supply. During the procedure, physiological parameters were kept stable within reference values, and intraoperative analgesic rescue was not necessary. The anesthetic planning for this patient provided rapid induction and recovery, without major inconvenience.