title: Pediatric retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy: An initial experience of 15 cases.
abstract: Retroperitoneoscopic approach of nephrectomy in pediatric patients is a debatable issue from surgical point of view. Experience of anesthetic management of 15 such patients from a tertiary care teaching hospital has been described here. We found that capno-retroperitoneum increases end-tidal carbon-di-oxide, but normocapnea was achieved in the most of the patients. No significant hemodynamic changes were noted in any patients. However, subcutaneous emphysema was common, but self-limiting without any serious consequence. Postoperative pain after this procedure is usually manageable by nonopioid analgesics.
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Souvik
authors: S
authors: Maitra
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Puneet
authors: P
authors: Khanna
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Dalim Kumar
authors: DK
authors: Baidya
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Dilip Kumar
authors: DK
authors: Pawar
authors: Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Minu
authors: M
authors: Baipai
authors: Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Shasanka Shekhar
authors: SS
authors: Panda
keywords: Capno-retroperitoneum; pediatrics; retroperitoneoscopy