A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, 7th Edition

• Presents must-know information on standards, techniques, and the latest advances in pediatric anesthesia from global experts in the field.
• Contains thoroughly updated content throughout, with new contributors to lend a fresh perspective, updated figures and tables, and the latest information on perioperative fluid management, pharmacology, interventional devices, resuscitation, and more.
• Covers key topics such as anesthetizing children with cancer, neonatal and pediatric emergencies, the obese child and bariatric surgery, interventional devices for children with congenital heart defects, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simulation in pediatric anesthesia, patient safety and quality assurance, and more.
• Features an extensive video library of pediatric anesthesia procedures, particularly difficult airway management strategies, new positioning devices, cardiac assist devices in action, management of burn injuries, how to perform ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia blocks and techniques, and much more.
• Essentials chapters provide focused input from expert subspecialty pediatricians who share the latest information concerning hematology, pulmonology, oncology, hepatology, nephrology, and neurology.
• Includes a laminated pocket reference guide with essential, practical information, and key references at the end of each chapter that provide a quick summary for review.
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION 1. Growth and Development 2. Preoperative Evaluation, Premedication, and Induction of Anesthesia 3. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Anesthesiology SECTION II: DRUG AND FLUID THERAPY 4. Pharmacogenomics 5. Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children 6. Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target-Controlled Infusion 7. Fluid Management 8. Essentials of Hematology 9. Perioperative Management of the Oncology Patient 10. Strategies for Blood Product Management, Reducing Transfusions, and Massive Blood Transfusion SECTION III: THE CHEST 11. Essentials of Pulmonology 12. The Pediatric Airway 13. Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery SECTION IV: THE HEART 14. Essentials of Cardiology 15. Anesthesia for Children Undergoing Heart Surgery 16. Cardiac Physiology and Pharmacology 17. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Management 18. Medications for Hemostasis 19. Mechanical Circulatory Support 20. Interventional Cardiology 21. Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery in Children With Congenital Heart Disease SECTION V: THE BRAIN AND GLANDS 22. Essentials of Neurology and Neuromuscular Disorders 23. Surgery, Anesthesia, and the Immature Brain 24. Pediatric Neurosurgical Anesthesia 25. Essentials of Endocrinology SECTION VI: THE ABDOMEN 26. Essentials of Nephrology 27. General Abdominal and Urologic Surgery 28. Essentials of Hepatology 29. Organ Transplantation SECTION VII: OTHER SURGERIES 30. Orthopedic and Spine Surgery 31. Otorhinolaryngologic Procedures 32. Ophthalmologic Surgery 33. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 34. Burn Injuries SECTION VIII: EMERGENCIES 35. The Extremely Premature Infant (Micropremie) and Common Neonatal Emergencies 36. Fetal Intervention and the EXIT Procedure 37. Trauma and Mass Casualties 38. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 39. Malignant Hyperthermia SECTION IX: PAIN 40. Regional Anesthesia 41. Acute Pain 42. Chronic Pain SECTION X: SPECIAL TOPICS 43. Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room 44. Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Outside the Operating Room 45. The Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Beyond 46. Procedures for Vascular Access 47. Infectious Disease Considerations for the Operating Room 48. Pediatric Anesthesia in Developing Countries 49. Pediatric Equipment and Monitoring 50. Simulation in Pediatric Anesthesia Index