Clinical Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia

Section I: General Pediatric Anesthesia.Pediatric Anesthesia: Pointers and Pitfalls.Neonatal and Infant Anatomy and Physiology.Preoperative Evaluation.Approach to the Pediatric Chest X-Ray.Induction, Emergence, and Extubation.The Pediatric Patient in the Recovery Room.Fluid Balance in Pediatric Anesthesia.Pediatric Regional Anesthesia.The Pediatric Outpatient.Section II: Special Problems in Pediatric Anesthesia.Comprehensive Management of the Traumatized Pediatric Patient.The Difficult Pediatric Airway.Epiglottitis--Diagnosis and Management.Anesthesia in the MRI Scanner.Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Hyperthermia.Acute Postoperative and Chronic Pain in Children.The Premature Infant.Ex-Prematures.Pyloric Stenosis.Section III: Newborn Emergencies.Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.Omphalocele and Gastroschisis.Tracheoesophageal Fistula.Necrotizing Enterocolitis.Section IV: Specialty Anesthesia.Non-Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Postoperative Care.Pediatric Neuroanesthesia.Pediatric Renal Transplantation: Anesthetic and Surgical Concerns.Appendices: I: A List of Pediatric Syndromes and Their Anesthetic Implications.II: Endocarditis Prophylaxis.III: Drugs Commonly Used in the O.R.