23 Anesthesia for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Procedures Ellen Choi and Samuel H. Wald Gastroschisis/Omphalocele The neonate with gastroschisis presents with the abdominal viscera herniated and exposed to air after delivery;…
19 Monitoring of the Newborn and Young Infant Under Anesthesia Michael R. King , Samuel Rodriguez , and Kathleen Chen One of the key duties of the anesthetist, monitoring requires…
13 Developmental Pharmacology The Neonate Cynthia Tung and Robert S. Holzman Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacology: The Evolution of Scaled Modeling In 1950, Terry et al. boldly stated what practicing pediatricians…
24 Anesthesia for Intra-Abdominal Procedures Raymond Park and Edward Cooper Introduction Abdominal procedures constitute a large percentage of operating room cases in the neonatal and infant population. Therefore, it is…
25 Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery Deepa Kattail , Jessica A. George , and Myron Yaster Introduction In most instances, the perioperative anesthetic management plan for pediatric genitourinary patients depends more…
32 Anesthesia for Interventional Radiology Procedures Mary Landrigan-Ossar Introduction Anesthesia for pediatric interventional radiology (IR) procedures is a rapidly increasing, highly challenging, very rewarding area of practice. Anesthesiologists are finding…
28 Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonate and Infant Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiac Surgery Morgan L. Brown , James A. DiNardo , and Kirsten C. Odegard Prenatal and Neonatal Diagnosis…
26 Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery Cornelius A. Sullivan The care of the neonate or infant undergoing thoracic surgery presents the anesthesiologist with a unique set of challenges. Here, the disparate…
12 Preoperative Preparation Lynne R. Ferrari Preoperative Evaluation The objective of the preoperative evaluation of the pediatric surgical patient is to assess current clinical status and alleviate fear and anxiety…
29 Noncardiac Surgery in Neonates and Infants With Cardiac Disease Annette Y. Schure Introduction The incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) is about 4–9 per 1000 live-born full-term infants. Recent…
