CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 35, no. 3, 2009

Recently Immunization and Anesthesia of the Children

[Original paper]

A. POPA(1), A. MALOS(1), D. CERNEA(1)


(1)Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Emergency University Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova


Abstract:

Many children presenting for medical or surgical procedures which require general anesthesia can be recently vaccinated. There is no direct evidence of any major interaction between immunization and commonly used anesthetic agents and techniques in children, but is a theoretical risk associated with anesthesia and surgery in recently immunized children. The current evidence does not provide any contraindication to the immunization of healthy children scheduled for elective surgery. Respecting a minimal delay of 2 days (inactivated vaccines) or 14-21 days ( live attenuated viral vaccines) between immunization and anesthesia may be useful to avoid the risk of misinterpretation of vaccine-driven adverse events as postoperative complications.


Keywords: anesthesia, vaccination, risk, children



Corresponding: Popa Adriana,MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Str Petru Rares nr. 4, 200456, Craiova, Dolj, Romania, e-mail oprea_elena_076@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.35.03.13 - Download PDF
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