Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children

Charles Cote, MD, Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Research, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, MassGeneral Hospital for Children; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Section I: Introduction Chapter 1: The Practice of Pediatric Anesthesia Chapter 2: Growth and Development Chapter 3: Perioperative Behavior Stress in Children Chapter 4: Preoperative Evaluation, Premedication, and Induction of Anesthesia Chapter 5: Ethical Issues in Pediatric Anesthesiology Section II: Drug and Fluid Therapy Chapter 6: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children Chapter 7: Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target-Controlled Infusion Chapter 8: Fluid Management Chapter 9: Essentials of Hematology Chapter 10: Strategies for Blood Product Management and Reducing Transfusions Section III: The Chest Chapter 11: Essentials of Pulmonology Chapter 12: The Pediatric Airway Chapter 13: Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery Section IV: The Heart Chapter 14: Essentials of Cardiology Chapter 15: Anesthesia for Children Undergoing Heart Surgery Chapter 16: Cardiac Physiology and Pharmacology Chapter 17: Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Management Chapter 18: Medications for Hemostasis Chapter 19: Mechanical Circulatory Support Chapter 20: Interventional Cardiology Chapter 21: Anesthesia for Non-cardiac Surgery in Children with Congenital Heart Disease Section V: The Brain and Glands Chapter 22: Essentials of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases Chapter 23: Sugery, Anesthesia, and the Immature Brain Chapter 24: Pediatric Neurosurgical Anesthesia Chapter 25: Essentials of Endocrinology Section VI: The Abdomen Chapter 26: Essentials of Nephrology Chapter 27: General Abdominal and Urologic Surgery Chapter 28: Essentials of Hepatology Chapter 29: Organ Transplantation Section VII: Other Surgeries Chapter 30: Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Chapter 31: Otorhinolaryngologic Procedures Chapter 32: Ophthalmology Chapter 33: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Chapter 34: Burn Injuries Section VIII: Emergencies Chapter 35: The Extremely Premature Infant (Micropremie) Chapter 36: Neonatal Emergencies Chapter 37: Fetal Intervention and the EXIT Procedure Chapter 38: Trauma Chapter 39: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chapter 40: Malignant Hyperthermia Section IX: Pain Chapter 41: Regional Anesthesia Chapter 42: Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Chapter 43: Acute Pain Chapter 44: Chronic Pain Section X: Special Topics Chapter 45: Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room Chapter 46: The Postanesthesia Care Unit and Beyond Chapter 47: Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Outside the Operating Room Chapter 48: Procedures for Vascular Access Chapter 49: Infectious Disease Considerations for the Operating Room Chapter 50: Pediatric Anesthesia in Developing Countries Chapter 51: Pediatric Equipment Chapter 52: Medicolegal Issues Chapter 53: Simulation in Pediatric Anesthesia