Basics

Antonino Gullo Full Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Director, Postgraduate School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Catania University Hospital Very active in the field of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, he has good international contacts - i.e., WFSA, WFCCSIM. Organizer of the yearly congress APICE, he is editor/author of many Springer volumes. The most recent are: Gullo: APICE 21 (978-88-470-0570-9,2006) Gullo/Lumb: Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (978-88-470-0349-1. 2005) (Springer India plans a reprint of 1400 copies) In the series: Van Saene et al: Infections in the ICU (978-88-470-0185-5, 2005) (already reprinted in India) Marinella Astuto Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Director, Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Section Catania University Hospital Ida Salvo Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care "V. Buozzi" Hospital, Milan (coeditor of Anesthesia in Neonates and Children (978-88-470-0043-8, 1999)

Highlights.- Anatomy and Physiology in Neonates and Children.- Strategy to Manage Pediatric Patients: the Family and the Child.- Off-Label Drugs in Pediatric Perioperative Medicine.- Guidelines and Standardization of Procedures.- The Pediatric Difficult Airway.- Central Venous Cannulation Techniques.- Prevention of Bloodstream Infections.- Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, Pain.- Preoperative Evaluation.- Anesthesia Induction.- Monitoring the Level of Anesthesia and Sedation in Children — An Overview.- Locoregional Anesthesia in Children.- Perioperative Fluid Management.- Adrenal Insufficiency in Pediatric Critical Illness.- Perioperative Care in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.- Acute Pain Service: Clinical Assessment and Standard of Care.- Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room.- Tracheotomy in Children.- Infection Control in Neonates and Children.- Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit.- Chronic Pain Management: Organization, Techniques and Guidelines.

From the reviews:"This book is the product of a master class in anesthesia, critical care, and pain management in neonates and children held in Italy in collaboration with McGill University of Montreal. … The book is written for physician practitioners in intensive care pediatrics and anesthesia. It may be appropriate for anesthetists, students, and residents who are studying in this field, but probably too advanced for nurses and other adjunct healthcare providers." (Jay P. Goldsmith, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2009)“It is helpful to have a compact, reader-friendly guide such as Basics … for tips on technical aspects of regional anesthesia procedures as well as general advice on interacting with anxious children and their parents. … The chapter authors have succinctly summarized essential topics and address many common questions encountered by anyone involved in the perioperative treatment of children. … a useful and compact compilation of topics for pediatric practitioners at all levels of training in anesthesia, pain management, and critical care.” (Tiffany L. Brainerd, Journal of the American Medical Association, March, 2011)