DD2 is having grommets inserted next monday under GA, the ENT said its a light GA (gas?) mainly to keep her still, does that mean she wont need to be intubated or need a canula?
will she be sleeping that day or just bounce back!
I was wondering how your little one was going Olive!
DS2 has had two lots of grommets. He was the same age as your DD2 when he had his first lot.
I was in the theatre only until he was out. I am pretty sure they don't intubate, and he didn't have a canula (I think?).
The anaesthtist DS2 had was wonderful...I held onto Ben and he had someone blow bubbles which Ben was fascinated with and then he waved the mask over his face and then put it on him and Ben pretty much fell asleep straight away, he did have a little struggle just before he fell asleep. Then I was escorted out
The procedure took only 20mins or so and I was called down to the recovery room when he was stirring.
We were not allowed home until he was all ok and had something to eat and drink. We were given some drops we had to put in his ears for a couple of days and that was all he needed. He was fine later that day and bounced back no problems.
They are very resiliant at this age and cope well.
The grommet itself is tiny..the size of those really really tiny beads, quite amazing!
She and you will notice the difference straight away and may solve any sleep issues she is having.
When my 15 month old had a GA, he had a cannula in place first, then they used the gas which made him gag and go purple, at which point I was rushed out the room and he was intubated. I spent the whole time panicing that he was dying but apparently his was a common reaction, so please don't panic if it happens. Boytwin bounced back very quickly after his GA and his grommets have caused him no problems.
Sorta.
They don't use a traditional tube per se, they use a larangeal mask, which means she'll still have a tube in her throat but it stops at the larynx as opposed to a regular tube that goes between the vocal cords and into the lungs.
The anaesthetic is generally gas only instead of IV. She probably won't have an IV before or after but usually one is put in while they are under just in case.
Hard to say how she'll react as all kids are different, but for most it's a pretty quick recovery.
Where I work they usually use a larangeal mask like Kim said (also known as a fanny on a stick) the fanny part fits over the laranx and then air via a syringe is inserted into it to form a nice soft seal to keep the airways open. The stick part is where the oxygen/gas goes down. Usually they use a type of gas in with air or oxygen to keep the kidlet sedated if its a short procedure like grommits so no IV sedation is needed. Where I work most have a cannula for IV fluids although for grommits that probably isn't neccessary depending on how long your DD has been NBM. They sedate them with the gas and if an IVC needs to be inserted it is done when they are under GA as it is not traumatic when they are asleep. My daughter had grommits also (but was 3) and she was in and out in recovery within 15minutes. It was very quick.
DD was not sleepy at all after her grommits. Working in recovery we are usually looking for a parent very quickly as waking up in a strange place with strange nurses often sends them off as soon as they wake up. I am sure it will be very quick for you and your DD.
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15 month old having a GA.. a few questions.
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