Gabriel M. Gurman, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva.
Director, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care "Mayney Hayeshuah" Medical Center, Bnai Brak,Israel
"Previous experience accumulated on children who needed inhalation therapy for respiratory conditions showed that the incorporation of a pacifier into an inhalatory mask creates a device which is more easily accepted by the little patient, who sees it as part of his daily equipment.
The EASYHALE inhalatory mask is very light, it is brought in various colors and can be easily used by the child in connection with a pacifier. Actually it becomes a toy to play with during the day and to go to sleep with at night.
The main idea of using this combination is to give the child the chance to get accustomed to the device few days before the planned anesthesia and surgery. The child is supposed to gradually consider this device as something to which he/she is already accustomed. He is to be encouraged to breath through the mask and have in the same time the pacifier in the mouth. Thus, connecting the mask to an anesthesia circuit, not necessarily in the operating room but also (or mainly) in the pre-anesthetic room, while the child is kept in the hands of one of the parents and still having the mask on his/her face, proves to be an easy and efficient way to induce inhalatory anesthesia.
The device is friendly, easy to use and presents a solid solution for preventing the pre-operative stress in pediatric anesthesia and surgery."
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