title: [General anesthesia for pediatric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: The performance of MRI in children under 5 or 6 years of age usually requires sedation. Cardiac MRI takes even longer time to perform than regular MRI and such patients have cardiac diseases. It is therefore desirable for anesthesiologists to secure the airway and pay close attention to patients'vital signs. We perform general anesthesia for cardiac MRI using non-MRI-compatible monitors and anesthesia machines at our institution, and we therefore use appropriate devices to perform MRI safely. For that purpose, we either obtain peripheral intravenous access or perform tracheal intubation outside the MRI scan room and use extension cables for monitoring the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081.
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Majima
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikejima
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*