A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children: Expert Consult - Online and Print (Expert Consult Title: Online + Print)

Extensively revised and updated, and in full-color throughout, the new edition of this popular text delivers practical advice on the safe, effective administration of general and regional anesthesia to infants and children. More than 50 internationally renowned experts-and a brand-new editor-discuss standard techniques as well as the very latest advances in pediatric anesthesiology, keeping you on the cusp of today's best practices. Chapter after chapter, you'll find authoritative guidance on everything from preoperative evaluation through neonatal emergencies to the PACU, as well as more than 1,000 illustrations that clarify concepts. And, as an Expert Consult title, this thoroughly updated 4th edition comes with access to the complete fully searchable contents online as well as video clips of pediatric anesthesia procedures, pediatric drug dosage calculators, extended references, and downloadable images for use in electronic presentations.Reviews underlying scientific information and addresses preoperative assessment and anesthesia management in detail to help you make better informed decisions. Provides guidelines for postoperative care, emergencies, and special procedures in one single source for your reference convenience. Includes access to the complete fully searchable contents online as well as video clips of pediatric anesthesia procedures, pediatric drug dosage calculators, extended references, and downloadable images. Discusses the full range of pediatric anesthesiology from preoperative evaluation through neonatal emergencies to the PACU to prepare you for any situation you encounter. Incorporates sweeping revisions and updates throughout, including new chapters on congenital heart disease, conscious sedation, and anesthesia in developing countries that keep you apprised of the latest techniques and procedures. Features a new editor, Dr. Jerrold Lerman, who contributes a wealth of experience in pediatric anesthesiology. Provides new insights from neonatologists and neonatal pharmacologists who give you a clear, up-to-date picture of the pharmacologic responses of neonates. Incorporates numerous figures and tables throughout for easy retention of information.Presents a new full-color format and hundreds of new color illustrations that clarify complex principles of techniques. Cover......Page 1 Contributors......Page 4 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 15 1. The Practice of Pediatric Anesthesia......Page 16 2. Growth and Development......Page 22 3. Perioperative Behavior Stress in Children......Page 40 4. Preoperative Evaluation, Premedication, and Induction of Anesthesia......Page 51 5. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Anesthesiology......Page 84 6. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children......Page 101 7. Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target-Controlled Infusion......Page 159 8. Fluid Management......Page 170 9. Essentials of Hematology......Page 187 10. Strategies for Blood Product Management and Reducing Transfusions......Page 205 11. Essentials of Pulmonology......Page 230 12. The Pediatric Airway......Page 246 13. Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery......Page 288 14. Essentials of Cardiology......Page 302 15. Anesthesia for Children Undergoing Heart Surgery......Page 340 16. Cardiac Physiology and Pharmacology......Page 369 17. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Management......Page 404 18. Medications for Hemostasis......Page 427 19. Cardiac Assist Devices......Page 444 20. Interventional Cardiology......Page 457 21. Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery in Children with Congenital Heart Disease......Page 469 22. Essentials of Neurology and Neuromuscular Disease......Page 495 23. Pediatric Neurosurgical Anesthesia......Page 512 24. Essentials of Endocrinology......Page 538 25. Thermal Regulation......Page 559 26. Essentials of Nephrology......Page 570 27. General Abdominal and Urologic Surgery......Page 583 28. Essentials of Hepatology......Page 595 29. Organ Transplantation......Page 605 30. Orthopedic and Spine Surgery......Page 632 31. Otorhinolaryngologic Procedures......Page 655 32. Ophthalmology......Page 682 33. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery......Page 697 34. Burn Injuries......Page 710 35. The Extremely Premature Infant (Micropremie)......Page 729 36. Neonatal Emergencies......Page 741 37. Pediatric Emergencies......Page 761 38. Fetal Intervention and the EXIT Procedure......Page 778 39. Trauma......Page 807 40. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation......Page 825 41. Malignant Hyperthermia......Page 838 42. Regional Anesthesia......Page 858 43. Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia......Page 902 44. Acute Pain......Page 930 45. Chronic Pain......Page 970 46. Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room......Page 984 47. The Postanesthesia Care Unit and Beyond......Page 1000 48. Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Outside the Operating Room......Page 1013 49. Procedures for Vascular Access......Page 1039 50. Infectious DiseaseConsiderations for the Operating Room......Page 1055 51. Pediatric Anesthesia in Developing Countries......Page 1066 52. Medicolegal Issues......Page 1079 53. Pediatric Equipment......Page 1087 Index......Page 1115 "Extensively revised and updated, and in full-color throughout, the new edition of this popular text delivers practical advice on the safe, effective administration of general and regional anesthesia to infants and children. More than 50 internationally renowned experts, and a brand-new editor, discuss standard techniques as well as the very latest advances in pediatric anesthesiology, keeping you on the cusp of today's best practices. Chapter after chapter, you'll find authoritative guidance on everything from preoperative evaluation through neonatal emergencies to the PACU, as well as more than 1,000 illustrations that clarify concepts. And, as an Expert Consult title, this thoroughly updated 4th edition comes with access to the complete fully searchable contents online as well as video clips of pediatric anesthesia procedures, pediatric drug dosage calculators, extended references, and downloadable images for use in electronic presentations. Reviews underlying scientific information and addresses preoperative assessment and anesthesia management in detail to help you make better informed decisions. Provides guidelines for postoperative care, emergencies, and special procedures in one single source for your reference convenience".--[Source inconnue]