Recurrent anaesthetic management at ten children under radiotherapy: Medical education

IŞIK B., Bora H., Yilmaz Z., Dogan A. T., Tan E. D., Karaca G., ...More

TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, vol.27, no.6, pp.883-888, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.883-888
  • Keywords: anesthesia, radiotherapy, RADIATION-THERAPY, GENERAL-ANESTHESIA, SEDATION, PROPOFOL
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Radiotherapy is one of the treatment methods in the multi-disiplinary approach for oncologic diseases of paediatric populations. Although radiotherapy is a painless process, anesthesia is required in the non-cooperative patients such as children, in order to provide motionlessness. But anaesthetic management needs special preparation and attention, since environmental condition of radiotheraphy unit, patient position and disease's progress may cause clinical problems.