A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 6th Edition

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A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children

Section 1: Introduction
1. The Practice of Pediatric Anesthesia
2. Growth and Development
3. Perioperative Behavior Stress in Children
4. Preoperative Evaluation, Premedication, and Induction of Anesthesia
5. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Anesthesiology

Section 2: Drug and Fluid Therapy
6. Pharmacogenomics
7. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children
8. Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target-Controlled Infusion
9. Fluid Management
10. Essentials of Hematology
11. Perioperative Management of the Oncology Patient
12. Strategies for Blood Product Management and Reducing Transfusions

Section 3: The Chest
13. Essentials of Pulmonology
14. The Pediatric Airway
15. Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery

Section 4: The Heart
16. Essentials of Cardiology
17. Anesthesia for Children Undergoing Heart Surgery
18. Cardiac Physiology and Pharmacology
19. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Management
20. Medications for Hemostasis
21. Mechanical Circulatory Support
22. Interventional Cardiology
23. Anesthesia for Non-cardiac Surgery in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Section 5: The Brain and Glands
24. Essentials of Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
25. Surgery, Anesthesia, and the Immature Brain
26. Pediatric Neurosurgical Anesthesia
27. Essentials of Endocrinology

Section 6: The Abdomen
28. Essentials of Nephrology
29. General Abdominal and Urologic Surgery
30. Essentials of Hepatology
31. Organ Transplantation

Section 7: Other Surgeries
32. Orthopedic and Spine Surgery
33. Otorhinolaryngologic Procedures
34. Ophthalmology
35. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
36. Burn Injuries

Section 8: Emergencies
37. The Extremely Premature Infant (Micropremie) and Neonatal Emergencies　　
38. Fetal Intervention and the EXIT Procedure
39. Trauma
40. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
41. Malignant Hyperthermia

Section 9: Pain
42. Regional Anesthesia
43. Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia
44. Acute Pain
45. Chronic Pain

Section 10: Special Topics
46. Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room
47. The Postanesthesia Care Unit and Beyond　　
48. Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Outside the Operating Room
49. Procedures for Vascular Access
50. Infectious Disease Considerations for the Operating Room
51. Pediatric Anesthesia in Developing Countries
52. Pediatric Equipment
53. Simulation