Abstracts of the ICARE 2022 76th SIAARTI National Congress

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Background The diagnosis of anatomical and neurocognitive alterations in premature babies through brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is becoming an essential examination. The long execution time and the need of stillness require patient sedation [1], which involves risks associated with maintaining a patent airway [2]. Thanks to a new coil for high resolution pediatric imaging (dStream Ped Neurospine, Philips) in our center, we introduced a new standard operating procedure of care able to perform MRI in lateral position. In this observational cohort study, we reported our preliminary experience considering airway-related adverse events and the number of repeated acquisitions for motion artefacts. …