ABSTRACT
A retrospective analysis was performed on 461 pediatric patients under one year of age who had received operation from 1983 to 1990 in department of anesthesiology of Ewha Womans University Hospital. Total number of operation showed incresing tendency, annually, 37 in 1983, 36 in 1984, 43 in 1985, 41 in 1986, 54 in l987, 89 in 1989, 81 in 1989, and 80 in 1990. The eletive and emergency operation com- prised 79% and 21%, respectively. The distribution of the patients by department was general surgery 217, plastic surgery l09, orthopedic surgery 23, neurosurgery l6, cardiothoracic surgery l6, urology 14, and otolaryngology 6. The average age distribution was 149 in 6.to l2 months, l00 in 1 to 3 months, 81 in 1 week to 1 month, 81 in 3 to 6 months, and 50 under 1 week of age. The male to female ratio was 2.7: l. The distribution of induction agents of general anesthesia was ketamine and succinylcholine (SCC) 317, without induction agent(awake intubation) 84, thiopental or diazepam and SCC 23, ketamine and pancronium or vecuronium l2. The most common technique of maintenence anesthesia was the balaced anesthesia. The distribution of disease entity by department was the following inguinal hernia was the most frequent in general surgery, cleft lip in palstic surgery, and hydrocephalus in neurosurgery. The postoperative complication developed in 31 of 461. The most common complications were the respiratory problems, the others were sepsis, heart failures, and convulsions. The motality rate was 1.73%.