Blockade of the Auricular Branch of the Vagus Nerve (Nerve of Arnold)
Fig. 18.1 VHVS and MRI images of the expected location of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (nerve of Arnold) Fig. 18.2 Patient positioning and surface landmarks for nerve…
ANESTHESIA
Ultrasound Basics
Fig. 3.1 (a) Schematic of ultrasound transducer types: linear array, convex linear array, and phased array. (b) Linear and curved (convex linear) transducers (e.g., SonoSite MicroMaxx) are the most common…
Complications of Regional Anesthesia in the Pediatric Population
Fig. 8.1 General principles for performing regional anesthesia in pediatric patients Table 8.1 Maintaining a standard of care during regional anesthesia practice Maintaining standard of care • Preoperative patient selection • Appropriate…
Pediatric Pharmacological Considerations
Fig. 7.1 Derivation of ester- and amide-class local anesthetics from cocaine. Shown are chemical structures and years in which each drug was first used 7.2.1 Onset of Action, Potency, and…
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery in Neonates
Fig. 12.1 Course of the fetal circulation in late gestation. Note the selective blood flow patterns across the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus. From Greeley WJ, Berkowitz DH, Nathan AT….
Thoracoabdominal and General Surgery
Fig. 10.1 Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation. Chest radiograph in a neonate with a left-sided amorphous cystic mass filling most of the left hemithorax. The cardiac silhouette is shifted to the…
Anesthesia and Ancillary Drugs and the Neonate
where y is the variable of interest (e.g., basal metabolic rate), a is the allometric coefficient, and PWR is the allometric exponent. The value of the PWR has been the…
Physiology and Development of the Term and Preterm Neonate
Fig. 2.1 The fetal circulation is characterized by high pulmonary arterial mean arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance and low pulmonary blood flow. At birth, the dramatic decrease in pulmonary…
Neonatal Airway Management
Fig. 5.1 When mask ventilating a small infant, the middle finger rests on the mandible to provide chin lift without compression of soft tissues in the submental triangle In most…
Monitoring the Neonate: Basic Science
Organ system Optical signals Electrical signals Mechanical signals Acoustic signals Chemical signals Central nervous system NIRS aEEG EMG ABR SSEP Respiratory Gas analysis Impedance plethysmography Peak pressure Tidal volume Minute…
