Goebel U, et al. - Given that facemask ventilation during the induction of general anesthesia in paediatric patients poses challenges, researchers investigated whether pressure-controlled ventilation vs manual ventilation in apnoeic children results in lower peak airway pressure and flow rates at comparable respiratory rates and tidal volumes. Participants were 62 lung-healthy children undergoing scheduled ear-nose-throat surgery. They could analyze data of 52 patients. They found that, during induction of anesthesia in pediatric patients, pressure-controlled facemask ventilation vs manual ventilation, resulted in lower airway pressure, and lower flow rates, at comparable tidal and minute volumes.