Description
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Interstitial lung disease, chest wall disease, or bronchospastic disease with no flare-ups in the past 2 weeks of presentation
- 2. History of difficult intubation or ventilation
- 3. Airway malformation
- 4. Congenital heart disease
- 5. Cardiac arrhythmias
- 6. Central nervous system disease, including developmental delay, cerebral palsy, or seizure disorder
- 7. History of or family history of malignant hyperthermia
- 8. Electrolyte disorders
- 9. Gastrointestinal disease
- 10. Hepatic dysfunction
- 11. Renal dysfunction
- 12. Metabolic disease, such as diabetes
- 13. Obesity, defined as a body mass index greater than the 95% percentile for age
- 14. Preterm infant (less than 37 weeks gestational age) 15. Use of any medications (anticonvulsants, opioids, benzodiazepines, antibiotics, antihistamines drugs that induce hepatic enzymes) that may affect MAC.
- Inclusion Criteria
- All patients age 1 month- 3 years presenting for surgery.
Ages Eligible for Study:
1 Month to 36 Months (CHILD)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes