Main description:

World Clinics: Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain - Pediatric Anesthesia-I, Volume 1, Number 2 presents evidence-based reviews of each topic, focused on providing an up to date understanding of the subject.

This book begins with a discussion on the preoperative evaluation of the paediatric patient and is followed by detailed discussion on postoperative management. Discussion on airway management in children provides invaluable insights for the anaesthetist.

Adequate pain relief is an important aspect of perioperative patient care and is discussed in detail. Articles by internationally renowned contributors, well known for their clinical and research expertise, make this an essential resource for physicians, anaesthetists, paediatricians, internists, students and teachers.

This book is the first of two issues in the World Clinics: Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain series, covering the subject of paediatric anaesthesia.

Key Points

International editorial team, consisting of experts from the US, New Zealand and India
Part of the World Clinics: Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain series
Other topics in the series include pain management and analgesia and anaesthesia in labour and delivery

Contents:

Evaluation and preparation of a child for surgery
Perioperative monitoring in pediatric patients
Perioperative ventilation in infants
Perioperative fluids and electrolyte management
Anaesthetic challenges for non-cardiac surgery in children with congenital cardiac defects
Child obesity and anaesthetic implications
Hypertension in children and anaesthetic implications
Management of paediatric difficult airway
Acute perioperative pain management in children
Simulation as a learning tool for paediatric anaesthesiologists