Principles and Practice of Pediatric Anesthesia

This book provides a detailed overview of techniques in paediatric anaesthesia.

Beginning with the basic principles of child anatomy, growth and development, the following section explains general principles of anaesthetising a child, from preoperative evaluation and induction, to monitoring, pain assessment, ventilation strategies, and transfusion therapy.

The book covers anaesthesia for numerous sub-specialties including neonatal surgery, ENT procedures, dentistry, liver disease, thoracic surgery, ophthalmic procedures, and much more.

The final sections describe special circumstances and complications, and associated topics such as safety and quality, and ethical issues.

Comprehensive appendices provide an index of syndromes and anaesthetic implications, a paediatric drug index, quick reference tables and formulae, and a photo gallery.

Key points

• Presents overview of techniques in paediatric anaesthesia
• Covers numerous sub-specialties, special circumstances and complications
• Discusses associated topics including safety and quality, and ethical issues
• Comprehensive appendices provide indexes of syndromes, anaesthetic implications and drug dosages, as well as quick reference tables and a photo gallery

Section 1: Basic Principles

• Anatomy, Growth and Development
• Physiological Characteristics and Anesthetic Implications
• Essentials of Pharmacology in Neonates, Infants and Children
• Understanding the Pediatric Chest Radiograph
• Interpretation of Pediatric Electrocardiogram

Section 2: Anaesthetic Management

• Preoperative Evaluation and Premedication
• Induction, Maintenance and Emergence
• Monitoring in Pediatric Anesthesia
• Perioperative Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy
• Assessment and Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway
• Pediatric Pain Assessment and Management
• Ventilatory Strategies in the Operating Room
• Regional Anesthesia in Infants and Children
• Transfusion Therapy and Bleeding Disorders

Section 3: Subspecialty Anesthesia

• Anesthesia for Surgery in the Neonate
• Anesthesia for Ear, Nose and Throat Procedures in Children
• Anaesthesia for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Dentistry
• Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Procedures
• Anesthesia for Major Burns and its Consequences
• Anesthesia and Pediatric Liver Diseases
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Urologic Procedures
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgeries
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
• Anesthesia at Remote Locations
• Ambulatory Anesthesia in Children
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Trauma
• Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Anesthetic Manangement of Children with Congenital Heart Disease for Noncardiac Surgery

Section 4: Special Problems And Situations

• Common Pediatric Medical Conditions: Anaesthetic Considerations
• Anesthesia Management in Special Conditions
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Neonates and Children
• Acute Complications During Anesthesia

Section 5: Anesthetic Techniques

• Vascular Access in Infants and Children
• Ultrasound-guided Regional Blocks

Section 6: Notes on Allied Topics

• Safety and Quality in Pediatric Anesthesia
• Ethical Issues in Pediatric Anesthesia
• Simulation in Pediatric Anesthesia

Section 7: Appendices

• Index of Syndromes and Anesthetic Implications
• Pediatric Drug Index
• Quick Reference Tables and Formulae
• Photo Gallery
• Index

Snehalata H Dhayagude MBBS DA FRCA
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, Bombay Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nandini M Dave MD DNB MNAMS PGDHHM PGDMLS
Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, India