Understanding Paediatric Anaesthesia


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This is a simple yet comprehensive text that presents a practical approach to the challenges faced while anesthetising children. With its contemporary approach and lucid presentation, this book helps to understand and excel in the art and intricacies of administering safe paediatric anaesthesia. It should be of immense help to the young postgraduate students of anaesthesia as well as the practicing paediatric anaesthetists.




Handbook of Pediatric Anesthesia


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Sharpen your clinical decision-making skills with this concise handbook of anesthesia care for children Written by the pediatric anesthesia faculty at Columbia University Medical Center, Handbook of Pediatric Anesthesia is a succinct guide to the practice of clinical anesthesia in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. Each of the 89 chapters is devoted to a specific illness or disorder and is presented in a consistent, easy-access design. Every chapter includes a case description, perioperative considerations, anesthetic management, postoperative considerations, controversies, and surgical concerns for the illness discussed. Covering the entire breadth of the specialty, Handbook of Pediatric Anesthesia is an outstanding introductory text and an essential review for pediatric anesthesia board certification and recertification. It is especially valuable to residents and trainees as well as practicing anesthesiologists who do not manage pediatric cases on a regular basis. The book concludes with detailed appendices, including a Pediatric Critical Event Checklist and a Pediatric Drug Guide.




Paediatric Anaesthesia


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This easy-to-use guide covers all aspects of paediatric anaesthesia, from the basics to rare and complicated procedures




Fundamentals of Pediatric Anaesthesia, 2/e


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This book has been textured with the purpose to expand and update the advances that have been made in the field of Anaesthesiology, since the publication of first edition. This volume of Fundamentals of Paediatric Anaesthesia intends to provide a concise source of information regarding anaesthetic management of paediatric patients for students of anaesthesiology.




Paediatric Anaesthesia


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This handbook covers all aspects of modern paediatric anaesthesia; from common ENT and general surgical day case procedures through to specialist neonatal, neurosurgical, spinal and cardiac procedures restricted to paediatric centres. Paediatric Anaesthesia deals with individual surgical procedures on a case by case basis covering the whole care of a patient from preoperative assessment, through the provision of anaesthesia and pain relief, to postoperative care. There arealso chapters on resuscitation, complications during anaesthesia, congenital syndromes and medical conditions which affect anaesthesia and sedation of children.A concise source of knowledge and advice, this handbook provides rapid access to relevant material with sufficient detail and explanation to make it invaluable to a trainee new to the sub-specialty or any specialist practitioner working on paediatric anaesthesia.




Pediatric Anesthesia


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Core Topics in Paediatric Anaesthesia


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This book covers all of the important elements of paediatric anaesthesia in a concise and structured manner. From the premature infant to the teenager, readers are guided through the complexities they may encounter, with key points at the end of each chapter to summarise the most important information. The common surgical conditions encountered in daily practice are covered along with comprehensive discussion of consent and the law, safeguarding children, and the complexity of drug dosing in the paediatric population. Other topics covered include trauma, burns, resuscitation, principles of intensive care, and transporting a sick child. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in their field, sharing a wealth of relevant, practical experience. Covering the whole curriculum necessary for advanced training, this is essential reading for trainees, general anaesthetists managing children in non-specialist hospitals and anyone aspiring to become a paediatric anaesthetist, as well as those established in the field.




Pediatric Regional Anesthesia


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This book provides a precise description of safe and reliable procedures for regional anesthesia in children. It covers the advantages and disadvantages, specific features related to the pediatric range of ages, and the practical importance of the described procedures. Written in two main parts, emphasis is placed on scientific basis and technical approach. It includes both anatomical and psychological aspects of pain, as well as detailed viewpoints of parents, children, surgeons, and anesthetists. This book is a must for all anesthesiologists and will be particularly useful to students of medicine and anesthesiology and nurses working with intensive care units.




Basics of Pediatric Anesthesia


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Basics of Pediatric Anesthesia is edited by internationally known pediatric anesthesiologist Ron Litman from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and includes contributions from 40 authors from children's hospitals throughout the United States. Basics concisely presents all of the knowledge essential to the safe practice of pediatric anesthesia. It covers everything from general pediatric physiology and pharmacology principles through important pediatric diseases; preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care; anesthesia for a full range of specific surgical procedures; and critical care. Tightly focused, user-friendly chapters make it ideal as a text to accompany rotations in pediatric anesthesia, refresher for certification or re-certification, and as a reference for everyday clinical practice. Table of Contents: SECTION 1: THE NORMAL CHILD Transition from Fetal to Pediatric Anesthesia Developmental Physiology and Pharmacology SECTION 2. PEDIATRIC MEDICINE FOR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS Congenital Heart Disease Respiratory Diseases Neurologic and Neuromuscular Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Hematologic Diseases Oncologic Diseases Genetic and Inherited Diseases The Premature Infant The Formerly Premature Infant SECTION 3. ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT Preanesthetic Preparation of the Pediatric Patient Monitoring in Pediatric Anesthesia Fluid and Blood Administration Temperature Regulation Routine Airway Management Difficult Airway Management Management of General Anesthesia Regional Anesthesia Malignant Hyperthermia Postoperative Considerations SECTION 4. PEDIATRIC SURGERY ENT Surgery General Surgery Thoracic Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Neurosurgery Ophthalmologic Surgery Plastic Surgery Urologic Surgery Remote Anesthetizing Locations Trauma and Burn Management SECTION 5. PAIN MANAGEMENT Pediatric Pain Assessment Analgesic Medications Local Anesthetics and Adjuvant Analgesics Acute Pain Management Chronic Pain SECTION 6: CRITICAL CARE The Critically Ill Child Basicsofpediatricanesthesia.com is an accompanying website with figures, photos, videos and more.




Essential Clinical Anesthesia


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The clinical practice of anesthesia has undergone many advances in the past few years, making this the perfect time for a new state-of-the-art anesthesia textbook for practitioners and trainees. The goal of this book is to provide a modern, clinically focused textbook giving rapid access to comprehensive, succinct knowledge from experts in the field. All clinical topics of relevance to anesthesiology are organized into 29 sections consisting of more than 180 chapters. The print version contains 166 chapters that cover all of the essential clinical topics, while an additional 17 chapters on subjects of interest to the more advanced practitioner can be freely accessed at www.cambridge.org/vacanti. Newer techniques such as ultrasound nerve blocks, robotic surgery and transesophageal echocardiography are included, and numerous illustrations and tables assist the reader in rapidly assimilating key information. This authoritative text is edited by distinguished Harvard Medical School faculty, with contributors from many of the leading academic anesthesiology departments in the United States and an introduction from Dr S. R. Mallampati. This book is your essential companion when preparing for board review and recertification exams and in your daily clinical practice.