Evoked Potentials: Don’t Approach the Surgeon and Neurophysiologist Until You Know These Principles Alan C. Finley MD Anthony Passannante MD Laurel E. Moore MD Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring is used to…
Anesthetic Goals for Cerebral Aneurysm are not the Same as for Routine Craniotomy James S. DeMeester MD Cerebral aneurysms typically arise in the circle of Willis at vascular bifurcation points…
The Neurophysiology You Learned in Medical School Really Does Matter During Craniotomies Jennifer J. Adams MD Laurel E. Moore MD You’re a new CA-2 carrying the code pager for the…
Clinicians Cannot Rely Solely on the Legal Doctrine of Parens Patriae When Providing Care for Minors Who Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Anne T. Lunney MD Caring for minors who are members…
Recognize Predictors and Patterns of Cardiac Arrest in the Anesthetized Child Kirk Lalwani MD, FRCA A simple Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb,…
Don’t Let the Surgeons Discharge Every Pediatric Patient! Peggy P. Dietrich MD Robert D. Valley MD You are at your outpatient surgery center. You run in to see your last…
Remember that Babies Really Do Feel Pain Angela Kendrick MD Pediatric pain management may be as “simple” as providing a single-shot caudal with local anesthetic for postoperative pain relief or…
Focus on Prevention and Treatment of Emergence Delirium Warren K. Eng MD Robert D. Valley MD Emergence delirium can be a frustrating and stressful situation for everybody involved, including the…
Keeping Babies Warm in the Perioperative Period is Important, Challenging, and, At Times, Dangerous! Kathleen A. Smith MD Virtually all pediatric patients become hypothermic in the perioperative period, unless measures…
Effective Epidural Anesthesia for Children does not Always Require a Catheter Dennis Yun MD Robert D. Valley MD Pediatric anesthesiologists at major centers often place epidural catheters for complex ureteral…
