Case Studies in Pediatric Anesthesia

Pediatric anesthesiologists will encounter numerous challenges when caring for children as their work involves more than simply adjusting drug dosages and equipment for smaller patients. In response, this practical book provides clinical guidance in an easily accessible and digestible question-answer format. Case Studies in Pediatric Anesthesia reviews the entire breadth of pediatric anesthesia and pain management, taking a case-based approach. Each chapter commences with a clinical case or scenario, guiding the reader through a tailored discussion. The chapters review the pathophysiology, anesthetic techniques and surgical and perioperative considerations. High quality tables and figures feature throughout to help solidify key concepts. The chapters are prepared to be read in isolation and for reference when appropriate. Case Studies in Pediatric Anesthesia is aimed at anesthesiologists of all levels, from the trainee on their first pediatric rotation, to the pediatric fellow preparing for boards examination to the seasoned clinician.

    Takes a case based approach to allow readers to garner a thorough background on a specific subject
    Contains short, digestible chapters aimed at a trainee in a busy perioperative environment to delve into pediatric specific topics
    Presents information in an easily digestible question and answer format

Table of Contents

Foreword
List of Contributors
1. Normal parameters for paediatric anesthesia
2. Pharmacology and physiology in the term neonate
3. Anesthetic neurotoxicity in children
4. Preoperative anxiety
5. Postoperative nausea and vomiting in children
6. Emergence delirium
7. Anesthesia care for the premature infant
8. Monitoring of the pediatric patient
9. Blood and transfusion
10. Asthma
11. Sepsis
12. Malignant hypothermia
13. Cystic fibrosis
14. Muscular dystrophy
15. Spinal muscular atrophy
16. Burns management
17. Pediatric trauma
18. Infant hernia repair and prevention of postoperative apnea
19. Anterior mediastinal masses
20. Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula
21. Phyloric stenosis
22. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
23. Thoracic surgery in children
24. Abdominal masses: neuroblastoma
25. Abdominal masses: wilms tumor
26. Congenital hyperinsulinism and pancreatectomy
27. Hepatic poroenterosomy: kasai procedure
28. Liver transplantation
29. Renal transplantation
30. Myringotomy and ear tube placement/upper respiratory infection
31. Adenotonsillectomy
32. Tracheobronchial foreign body
33. Laryngotracheal reconstruction surgery
34. Thyroid surgery
35. Myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus
36. Pediatric neurological tumors
37. Epilepsy surgery
38. MoyaMoya disease
39. Cleft lip and palate
40. Craniosynostosis
41. Anesthesia for dental procedures
42. Strabismus surgery
43. Anesthesia for penile procedures
44. Bladder exstrophy
45. Anesthesia for ex utero intrapartum therapy (EXIT)
46. Midgestational fetal procedures: prenatal repair of an open neural tube defect
47. Scoliosis surgery
48. Pectus excavatum: The nuss procedure
49. Vertical expandable prosethetic titanium rib insertion
50. Pediatric epidural anesthesia
51. Upper extremity nerve blocks
52. Lower extremity nerve blocks
53. Truncal blocks
54. Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST)
55. Acute postoperative pain management
56. Chronic pediatric pain
57. Distraction techniques for pediatric pain management
58. Transitional circulation
59. Patent ductus arteriosus
60. Coarctation of the aorta
61. Atrial septal defects
62. Ventricular septal defects
63. Anesthesia for cardiac catheterization
64. Tetraology of fallot
65. Transposition of the great arteries
66. Anomalous pulmonary venous return
67. Truncus arteriosus
68. Pulmonary hypertension in children
69. The fontan patient
70. Ventricular assist devices
71. Noncardiac surgery in a glenn patient
Index.

Adam C. Adler, is a physician at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine specializing in pediatric general and cardiovascular anesthesiology. Dr Adler is a clinical researcher having authored numerous peer reviewed publications in addition to a variety of invited speaking engagements. He has received the prestigious appointment as a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography with a focus on education and research surrounding the perioperative use of point of care ultrasound.

Arvind Chandrakantan is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Arvind is a physician scientist whose work centers around the neurocognitive phenotype and mechanisms of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. He does both clinical and basic science research in pediatric OSA and is the PI in several ongoing studies of the disorder.

Ronald S. Litman is an Attending Anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Litman is a widely sought-after speaker, and the author of hundreds of published articles, abstracts, and several books, most notably Basics of Pediatric Anesthesia (2016), which is used in training programs worldwide. Dr Litman is the medical director of the MHAUS hotline, and the medical director of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. He is a member of the FDA's Anesthesia and Analgesia Drug Products Advisory Committee and received a Masters in Law at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law