The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery Mark Stafford-Smith Andrew Shaw Aaron Sandler Catherine Kuhn Key Points Renal filtration and reabsorption are susceptible to alterations by surgical illness and…
Anesthesia for Pediatric Surgery Susan A. Vassallo Michael P. Puglia I. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY A. Upper Airway 1. Neonates are obligate nose breathers due to weak oropharyngeal muscles and increased…
Care of the Neonate Jamie Rubin Katherine A. Sparger Jesse D. Roberts Jr. I. DEVELOPMENT A. Organogenesis is virtually complete after the 12th gestational week. B. Respiratory Development 1. Anatomic…
Anesthesia for Geriatric Patients Zhongcong Xie Khan Chaichana I. PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING A. Cardiovascular 1. Arteries stiffen with age, leading to faster propagation and reflection of the pulse…
Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery Alexander D. Moore William R. Kimball I. ANESTHESIA FOR SPECIFIC UROLOGIC PROCEDURES A. Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy are performed to diagnose and treat lesions of the lower…
Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery Chang Amber Liu Jeremy Goldfarb I. ANESTHESIA FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY A. General Considerations 1. Intraocular pressure (IOP; normal range 10 to 22 mm Hg)…
Postanesthesia Recovery Michael A. Fowler Bruce D. Spiess Key Points The postoperative planning begins with the preoperative evaluation and formation of an intraoperative anesthetic plan. The type of anesthetic (i.e.,…
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery Tao Shen Jason Zhensheng Qu I. CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS (CBP) CBP is used to temporarily perform the functions of the heart (circulation of blood) and lungs (gas…
Anesthesia for Spine Surgery Puneet Sayal George M. Hanna I. INTRODUCTION Spine surgery presents a set of challenges, including prolonged procedures, prone positioning, fluid shifts, and manipulations adjacent to nerves…
Anesthesia for Neurosurgery Gaganpreet Grewal Michele Szabo I. PHYSIOLOGY A. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is equal to cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) divided by the cerebral vascular resistance. CPP is defined…
