Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric Anesthesia
This book provides a comprehensive overview of current practices in pediatric perioperative care.Current knowledge on vascular and nonvascular access, regional anesthesia, and noninvasive cardiovascular and respiratory monitoring is described. The prevent
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Marinella Astuto Pablo M. Ingelmo Editors
Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain in Neonates and Children
Series editor: Antonino Gullo Marinella Astuto Ida Salvo
Marinella Astuto • Pablo M. Ingelmo Editors
Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric Anesthesia
Editors Marinella Astuto UCO di Anestesia e Rianimazione AO-U Policlinico di Catania Catania Italy
Pablo M. Ingelmo Department of Anesthesia MUHC Montreal Children’s Hospital McGill University Montreal, QC Canada
ISSN 2281-1788 ISSN 2281-1796 (electronic) Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain in Neonates and Children ISBN 978-3-319-21959-2 ISBN 978-3-319-21960-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21960-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955168 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
For some readers, the title of this book might raise a main question: why a book on perioperative medicine in pediatric anesthesia. The reply is in the understanding that the anesthesia practice has evolved from a limited environment such as the operating room to the whole perisurgical care, starting from the time a patient is referred by the surgical treating team till the time the infant-child has recovered and is back with his own family and community. Therefore, it would make sense that pediatric anesthesiologists apply this concept to their own milieu. The introduction of sophisticated technology in endoscopic surgery and the better understanding of the pathophysiology of neonatal surgical stress emphasize the role of the anesthesiologist as a perioperative physician. For example, there has been an expansion of regional anesthesia applied to pediatric surgery as a result of improved and more reliable imaging techniques together wit
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