A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition
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Covering everything from preoperative evaluation to neonatal emergencies to the PACU, Coté, Lerman and Anderson’s A Practice of Anesthesia in Infants and Children, 7th Edition, features state-of-the-art advice on the safe, effective administration of general and regional anesthesia and sedation strategies for young patients. This text 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 edition delivers unsurpassed coverage of every key aspect of pediatric anesthesia.
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- 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
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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 -
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