28 – Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonate and Infant
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
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
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
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…
31 – Anesthesia for Transplant Surgery
31 Anesthesia for Transplant Surgery Evan Burke and Franklyn Cladis Introduction Thomas E. Starzl performed the first successful orthotopic pediatric liver transplant in 1967 at the University of Colorado. The…
30 – Neonatal and Infant Tumors
30 Neonatal and Infant Tumors Laura H. Leduc Tumors in neonates and infants are rare but potentially life-threatening. According to the most recent data from 2007 through 2011, tracked by…
21 – Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Procedures in Infants and Neonates
21 Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Procedures in Infants and Neonates T. Anthony Anderson , Richard Anderson , and Charles Nargozian Choanal Atresia and Stenosis Choanal atresia and stenosis are congenital defects…
33 – Anesthesia for Conjoined Twins
33 Anesthesia for Conjoined Twins Philip D. Bailey and Lynne G. Maxwell Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. The prevalence is estimated to range from…
20 – Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Procedures
20 Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Procedures Roby Sebastian and Craig D. McClain Introduction The central nervous system (CNS) is a complicated network of neurons that integrates a myriad of sensory input…
27 – Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
27 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Elizabeth C. Eastburn and Bridget L. Muldowney Introduction The diaphragm begins to form at four weeks gestation and is completely formed by the eighth to tenth…
