A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children (6th Edition)

DescriptionCovering everything from preoperative evaluation to neonatal emergencies to the PACU, A Practice of Anesthesia in Infants and Children, 6th Edition, features state-of-the-art advice on the safe, effective administration of general and regional anesthesia to young patients. It reviews underlying scientific information, addresses preoperative assessment and anesthesia management in detail, and provides guidelines for postoperative care, emergencies, and special procedures. Comprehensive in scope and thoroughly up to date, this 6th Edition delivers unsurpassed coverage of every key aspect of pediatric anesthesia.New to this EditionPresents must-know information on standards, techniques, and the latest advances in pediatric anesthesia from global experts.Provides access to a video library of 70 pediatric anesthesia procedures – 35 are new! Videos include demonstrations on managing the difficult pediatric airway, cardiac assist devices in action, new positioning devices, management of burn injuries, and many demonstrations of ultra-sound guided regional anesthesia blocks and techniques.Features extensive revisions of all chapters with many new contributors, and numerous new figures and tables throughout.Introduces new drugs such as those used to premedicate children and facilitate emergence from anesthesia, plus an up-to-date discussion of the drug approval process and detailed information on opioid safety for children with obstructive sleep.Includes new chapters on pharmacogenomic implications of drugs in children and the anesthetic implications when caring for children with cancer.Offers up-to-date information on the management of emergence agitation, sleep-disordered breathing, neonatal and pediatric emergencies, and the obese child and bariatric surgery.The Essentials chapters, with extensive input from pediatrician experts, provide the latest information concerning hematology, pulmonology, oncology, hepatology, nephrology, and neurology.Contains significant updates on perioperative fluid management, pharmacology, intravenous anesthesia and target controlled infusions, cystic fibrosis, new interventional devices for children with congenital heart defects, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simulation in pediatric anesthesia, and much more.Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.Table of ContentsA Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and ChildrenSection 1: IntroductionThe Practice of Pediatric AnesthesiaGrowth and DevelopmentPerioperative Behavior Stress in ChildrenPreoperative Evaluation, Premedication, and Induction of AnesthesiaEthical Issues in Pediatric AnesthesiologySection 2: Drug and Fluid TherapyPharmacogenomicsPharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in ChildrenTotal Intravenous Anesthesia and Target-Controlled InfusionFluid ManagementEssentials of HematologyPerioperative Management of the Oncology PatientStrategies for Blood Product Management and Reducing TransfusionsSection 3: The ChestEssentials of PulmonologyThe Pediatric AirwayAnesthesia for Thoracic SurgerySection 4: The HeartEssentials of CardiologyAnesthesia for Children Undergoing Heart SurgeryCardiac Physiology and PharmacologyCardiopulmonary Bypass and ManagementMedications for HemostasisMechanical Circulatory SupportInterventional CardiologyAnesthesia for Non-cardiac Surgery in Children with Congenital Heart DiseaseSection 5: The Brain and GlandsEssentials of Neurology and Neuromuscular DiseasesSurgery, Anesthesia, and the Immature BrainPediatric Neurosurgical AnesthesiaEssentials of EndocrinologySection 6: The AbdomenEssentials of NephrologyGeneral Abdominal and Urologic SurgeryEssentials of HepatologyOrgan TransplantationSection 7: Other SurgeriesOrthopedic and Spine SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologic ProceduresOphthalmologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryBurn InjuriesEmergenciesThe Extremely Premature Infant (Micropremie) and Neonatal EmergenciesFetal Intervention and the EXIT ProcedureTraumaCardiopulmonary ResuscitationMalignant HyperthermiaPainRegional AnesthesiaUltrasound Guided Regional AnesthesiaAcute PainChronic PainSpecial TopicsAnesthesia Outside the Operating RoomThe Postanesthesia Care Unit and BeyondSedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Outside the Operating RoomProcedures for Vascular AccessInfectious Disease Considerations for the Operating RoomPediatric Anesthesia in Developing CountriesPediatric EquipmentSimulationKey FeaturesIncludes a laminated pocket reference guide inside – also available as an expanded online version (“Pedi Anesth” from the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, NZ).Features key references at the end of each chapter that provide a quick summary for review.Author BiographyCharles J. 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;Jerrold Lerman, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USABrian Anderson, Professor, Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland; Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Paediatic Intensive Care Unit, Auckland Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand