The authors analyzed statistically 1309 cases of pediatric anesthesia (under 10 years old) from January, 1967 to December, 1976 at the central operating theatre, Busan National University Hospital and the result were as follows.
1. 264 cases (20.2%) were under 1 year old, the most in group, and 55 cases (4.2%) were 1 years old as the least.
2. Sexual distribution was 853 males (62.5%) and 456 females (34.8%).
3. Anesthesias for the operations of general surgery were the most as 444 cases (33.9%).
4. Elective surgeries were 811 cases (62.0%) and the remainder were emergency operations (498 cases, 38.0%).
5. The techniques of anesthesia were 577 cases (44.1%) of infantile circle system with endotracheal intubation and 489 cases (37.4%) of non-rebreathing system.
6. The main anesthetics were 694 cases (53.0%) of halothane and 571 cases (43.6%) of ether.
7. Intra and postoperative death cases were 58 cases (4.4%) and of these, 27 cases (2.1%) were under-1 year old.
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