Low flow practice for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in pediatric patients

Low flow anaesthesia and laparoscopic techniques in pediatric patients are two of many developments in the modern medical field. Both techniques were established to support environmentally friendly, safe, and comfortable anaesthesia practices for patients. Presented in this case series, laparoscopy was done in all three cases (two digestive cases, and one urology case). All three cases were performed with general anaesthesia using the low flow anaesthesia technique with volatile sevoflurane combined with caudal block regional anaesthesia. In all cases, no morbidity was found after anaesthesia or surgery to influence the patient’s outcome. Improvements in the outcome of pediatric patients were seen using the low flow anaesthesia techniques. These improvements include a significant reduction of volatile used, faster wake up times, and reduction of agitation after anaesthesia.