Smith's Anesthesia for Infants and Children - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 9th Edition

• More than 100 video demonstrations, including new regional anesthesia videos, echocardiograms of congenital heart lesions, anatomic dissections of various congenital heart specimens with audio explanations, various pediatric surgical operative procedures, airway management, and much more.

• Table of Contents has been reorganized and new chapters added on statistics, sedation, pediatric obesity, and cardiac critical care pediatrics.
• A new chapter on regional anesthesia for pediatrics, including video and ultrasound demonstrations online.
• A new chapter on dermatology, specifically for the anesthesiologist, with more than 100 photos.
• A new chapter on medical missions to third-world countries, including what you should know before you go.
• A new Questions chapter provides opportunities for self-assessment.
• New coverage includes cardiac anesthesia for congenital heart disease, anesthesia outside the operating room, and a new neonatology primer for the pediatric anesthesiologist.

PART I Basic Principles and Physiology

1. Special Characteristics of Pediatric Anesthesia

2. Behavioral Development

3. Respiratory Physiology

4. Cardiovascular Physiology

5. Regulation of Fluids and Electrolytes

6. Thermoregulation

PART II Pharmacology

7. Developmental Pharmacology

8. Intravenous Agents

9. Inhaled Anesthetic Agents

10. Local Anesthetic Agents

11. Opioids

12. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

13. Anesthetic Adjuncts

PART III General Approach

14. Psychological Aspects of Pediatric Anesthesia

15. Preoperative Preparation

16. Equipment

17. Monitoring

18. Airway Management

19. Induction, Maintenance, and Recovery

20. Blood Conservation and Transfusion Medicine

21. Pain Management

22. Regional Anesthesia

PART IV Clinical Management of Specialized Surgical Problems

23. Neonatology for Anesthesiologists

24. Anesthesia for General Surgery in the Neonate

25. Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery

26. Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease

27. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia: Non-Bypass Procedures

28. Anesthesia for Neurosurgery

29. Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery

30. Anesthesia for General Abdominal and Urologic Surgery

31. Anesthesia for Pediatric Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery

32. Anesthesia for Pediatric Plastic Surgery

33. Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery

34. Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery

35. Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation

36. Anesthesia for Conjoined Twins

37. Anesthesia for the Pediatric Trauma Patient

38. Anesthesia for Burn Injuries

39. Anesthesia for Pediatric Dentistry

40. Anesthesia and Sedation for Pediatric Procedures Outside the Operating Room

41. Pediatric Sedation

42. Anesthesia for Same-Day Surgery

43. Anesthesia for Surgical Missions

PART V Systemic Disorders and Associated Problems

44. Endocrine Disorders

45. Respiratory Disorders

46. Cardiovascular Disorders

47. Hematology and Coagulation Disorders

48. Oncologic Disorders

49. Genetic Muscle Disorders

50. Malignant Hyperthermia

51. Pediatric Obesity

52. Special Pediatric Disorders

53. Dermatology for the Anesthesiologist

PART VI Critical Care in Pediatric Anesthesia

54. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

55. Critical Care Medicine

56. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

57. Safety and Outcome in Pediatric Anesthesia

58. History of Pediatric Anesthesia

59. Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects

60. Statistics

Peter J. Davis, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania