Designed for residents and practitioners, this handy pocket guide identifies specific pediatric anesthesia problems that occur in and out of the operating room on a day-to-day, week-to-week basis. Written by practicing pediatric anesthesiologists, this comprehensive handbook provides a sound knowledge of pediatric medicine and surgery, along with a solid base of anesthesia
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Chapter 1: Risk and Outcome in Pediatric Anesthesia Chapter 2: Ethical and Legal Issues in Pediatric Care Chapter 3: Selecting the Suitable Pediatric Outpatient Chapter 4: Appropriate Laboratory and Radiologic Testing in Children Chapter 5: Preanesthetic Sedation for Pediatric Patients Lacking Intravenous Access Chapter 6: Providing for the Child, Parent, and Family in Difficult Situations Chapter 7: The Child With Respiratory Problems Chapter 8: The Child With Stridor Chapter 9: Perioperative Management of the Former Preterm Infant Chapter 10: Management of the Child with a Difficult Airway Chapter 11: The Child With Congenital Heart Disease Chapter 12: Dysrhythmias in the Pediatric Patient Chapter 13: Anesthetic Considerations for the Child With Multiple Trauma Chapter 14: Management of the Child With Thermal Injury Chapter 15: The Child With Cancer Chapter 16: The Child With Neurosurgial Problems Chapter 17: Systemic Disorders Commonly Seen in Pediatric Anesthesia Chapter 18: The Child With Allergies Chapter 19: The Four Hs: Hypertension, Hypotension, Hypoxia, and Hypercardia Chapter 20: Blood Salvage and Conservation Techniques in Children Chapter 21: Malignant Hyperthermia in Pediatric Anesthesia Chapter 22: Monitoring and Discharge Criteria From the Recovery Room Chapter 23: Problems With Pediatric Postoperative Pain Control Chapter 24: The Anesthesiologist and Sedation: Who, What, When, and Why?
