Do children receive different medications than adults during surgery?

Do children receive different medications than adults during surgery?

Samuel Seelig (Anesthesiologist, Los Angeles, California) gives expert video advice on: Do children receive different medications than adults during surgery? and more...

Children receive the same balanced anesthesia technique as adults under anesthesia. Obviously the dosages are very different. They have to be calculated based on weight or body mass. The medications are essentially the same. They receive minor tranquilizers, narcotics, muscle relaxants, inhalation gases, or drying agents depending on the procedure.