Day case paediatric microlaryngobronchosocopy: A prospective study

Table 1 Standardised anaesthetic protocol[3]

Anaesthetic Room	Gas induction
	Local anaesthetic spray + Xylometazoline drops
	Dexamethasone
	Atropine
Airway adjunct	Nasolaryngeal airway
Maintenance	Either
	Inhalational anaesthetic (sevoflurane)
	or
	Total Intravenous anaesthesia (propofol + remifentanil)
	As per anaesthetist’s preference

Table 2 Parental telephone survey

Parental questionnaire
	Low	Moderate	High	None	Phone	GP	Hospital
Level of anxiety				-	-	-	-
Medical advice sought	-	-	-
Overall satisfaction of day case MLB surgery				-	-	-	-

MLB: Microlaryngobronchoscopy.

Table 3 Results of parental telephone survey n (%)

Parental questionnaire: Results
	Low	Moderate	High	None	Phone	GP	Hospital
Level of anxiety	23 (40.4)	23 (40.4)	11 (19.3)	-	-	-	-
Medical advice sought	-	-	-	42 (70.2)	4 (7.0)	9 (15.8)	5 (8.8)
Overall satisfaction of day case MLB surgery	4 (7.0)	14 (24.6)	39 (68.4)	-	-	-	-

MLB: Microlaryngobronchoscopy.