Current perioperative care of infants with pyloric stenosis: comparison of survey results

Abstract

BackgroundConsiderable variation in the perioperative management of infants with pyloric stenosis (PS) led the authors to undertake a survey of pediatric anesthesiologists to determine if consensus-based guidelines could be developed. Materials and methodsPhysicians who are members of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia or the Association of Pediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland completed an online questionnaire through SurveyMonkey regarding current management of patients with PS. ResultsThere were significant differences in the use of anticholinergic premedication, the selection of induction technique, and the use of adjuvant regional analgesia between the members of both organizations. ConclusionsThe authors recommend creating an international multiinstitutional registry to prospectively record and track perioperative management of patients with PS to facilitate the development of clinical practice guidelines.