8 – Temperature Control
8 Temperature Control Benjamin Kloesel and Laura Downey Introduction Thermoregulation refers to the ability of an organism to maintain a set body temperature by active and passive physiologic processes. Humans…
2 – The Preterm Infant
2 The Preterm Infant Lauren R. Kelly Ugarte and Thomas J. Mancuso Background on the Preterm Newborn The preterm newborn is defined as a baby born from 22 to 36…
Section 4 – Pain Management and Other Newborn and Infant Anesthesia Concerns
Section 4 Pain Management and Other Newborn and Infant Anesthesia Concerns 35 Pain Management in Neonates and Infants Christine Greco and Charles Berde Introduction The treatment of pain is a…
Section 3 – Specific Newborn and Infant Procedures
Section 3 Specific Newborn and Infant Procedures 20 Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Procedures Roby Sebastian and Craig D. McClain Introduction The central nervous system (CNS) is a complicated network of neurons…
Section 2 – Newborn and Infant Anesthesia
Section 2 Newborn and Infant Anesthesia 12 Preoperative Preparation Lynne R. Ferrari Preoperative Evaluation The objective of the preoperative evaluation of the pediatric surgical patient is to assess current clinical…
Section 1 – Newborn and Infant Physiology for Anesthetic Management
Section 1 Newborn and Infant Physiology for Anesthetic Management 1 The Term Infant Mary Ellen McCann Introduction The first moment of healthy extrauterine life is usually heralded by a deep…
Section 5 – Acute Disorders
Section 5 Acute Disorders 25A Resuscitation after Adult Cardiac Surgery Jonathan H Mackay Defibrillation, ventilation, pacing and resuscitation are essential components of cardiac surgical care. The 2015 European Resuscitation Council (ERC)…
Section 7 – Disease Management in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: Incidence; Aetiology; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Treatment
Section 7 Disease Management in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: Incidence; Aetiology; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Treatment 44 Respiratory Disorders: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Alastair Proudfoot and Charlotte Summers Definitions and Epidemiology…
Section 6 – Perioperative Care: The Patient Post Cardiac Surgery
Section 6 Perioperative Care: The Patient Post Cardiac Surgery 37 Management after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Sam Nashef and Paolo Bosco Professor Kolesov performed the first beating-heart left internal…
Section 8 – Provision and Delivery of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
Section 8 Provision and Delivery of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care 53 Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nursing, Outreach and Follow-up Jo-anne Fowles Introduction Caring for the critically ill cardiothoracic patient requires a multidisciplinary…
