© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Karen Stuart-Smith (ed.)Perioperative Medicine – Current Controversies10.1007/978-3-319-28821-5_1 1. Perioperative Medicine: Defining the Anesthesiologist’s Role in Shaping Perioperative Outcomes Ottokar Stundner1 and Stavros G. Memtsoudis2 (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive…
and Valeria Mossetti1 (1) Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Regina Margherita Children Hospital, Turin, Italy Valeria Mossetti Email: valeriamossetti@libero.it KeywordsUltrasoundRegional anesthesiaTechniquesPediatric There has been a recent increase in the use of…
Fig. 19.1 Pre-procedural US screening to detect anatomical variants. (a) Normal anatomy, (b) abnormal internal jugular vein (V) position (median to the carotid artery), (c) abnormal surrounding structure (*, ganglion),…
Fig. 7.1 An 8-year-old (12 kg) female affected by osteogenesis imperfecta 7.1.2 Ambulatory Orthopaedic Surgery in Children Ambulatory surgery is a somewhat lighter burden for health services, resulting in considerable…
Fig. 15. 1 Causes of high rate of blunt injury in children Major and lethal pediatric traumas are relatively rare. This aspect makes difficult to accomplish guidelines for the management…
Fig. 17.1 A 14-year-old 25 kg severely disabled boy in severe pain. According to his mother, flexion of the toes is a typical sign of discomfort or pain 17.2.2 Specific…
JHSRCS status Description Example 1 Noninvasive procedure, minimal risk Excision of lesion of the skin 2 Procedures limited in their invasive nature mild risk Inguinal hernia repair, diagnostic laparoscopy 3…
Anatomical airway obstructions Functional airway obstructions Causes Causes Inadequate head position Inadequate anaesthesia Poor face mask technique Laryngospasm Large adenoids/tonsils/obesity Muscle rigidity Secretions Bronchospasm Treatment Treatment Repositioning/reopening/Guedel Deepen anaesthesia Two-hand/two-person…
Fig. 18.1 Benjamin’s and Inglis’ classification of laryngeal clefts. Type 1: Interarythenoid defect, type 2: extending partially into the cricoid cartilage, type 3 complete seperation of the cricoid cartilage extending…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Marinella Astuto and Pablo M Ingelmo (eds.)Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric AnesthesiaAnesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain in Neonates and Children10.1007/978-3-319-21960-8_25 25. Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain Gonzalo Rivera1, 2 (1) Department of…
