A Practical Approach to Pediatric Anesthesia

I. APPROACH TO THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT Fundamental Differences between Children and Adults Developmental Pharmacology General Preoperative Evaluation and Consultative Pediatric Anesthesia Risk Management and Quality Improvement Ethical and Legal Considerations in Pediatric Anesthesia II. CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA Anesthetic Equipment and Facilities Management of General Anesthesia Regional Anesthesia Post Anesthetic Recovery Pain Management (Acute and Chronic) (including Regional Anesthesia) Systems-Based Pediatric Anesthesia III. ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF NORMALITIES AND ABNORMALITIES The Central Nervous System: Pediatric Neuroanesthesia The Eye: Pediatric Ophthalmological Surgery The Head and Neck: Anesthesia for Craniofacial, Orthopedic, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry The Body Cavity and Wall The Cardiovascular System Gut Development: Surgical and Anesthetic Implications The Foregut and Chest The Midgut The Hindgut Abdominal Tumors The Urogenital System The Musculoskeletal System and Orthopedic Surgery Integumentary System and Orthopedic Surgery Hematopoietic System Endocrine Disease Neuromuscular Disorders Metabolic Diseases and Inborn Errors of Metabolism Abnormalities of the Immune Response and Infection IV. SPECIAL SITUATIONS IN PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery Delivery Room Issues and Resuscitation of the Newborn Pediatric Resuscitation Anesthesia for the Preterm Newborn Minimally Invasive Surgery Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room Trauma and Casualty Management INDEX