32 Anesthesia for Interventional Radiology Procedures Mary Landrigan-Ossar Introduction Anesthesia for pediatric interventional radiology (IR) procedures is a rapidly increasing, highly challenging, very rewarding area of practice. Anesthesiologists are finding…
28 Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonate and Infant Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiac Surgery Morgan L. Brown , James A. DiNardo , and Kirsten C. Odegard Prenatal and Neonatal Diagnosis…
26 Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery Cornelius A. Sullivan The care of the neonate or infant undergoing thoracic surgery presents the anesthesiologist with a unique set of challenges. Here, the disparate…
12 Preoperative Preparation Lynne R. Ferrari Preoperative Evaluation The objective of the preoperative evaluation of the pediatric surgical patient is to assess current clinical status and alleviate fear and anxiety…
29 Noncardiac Surgery in Neonates and Infants With Cardiac Disease Annette Y. Schure Introduction The incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) is about 4–9 per 1000 live-born full-term infants. Recent…
31 Anesthesia for Transplant Surgery Evan Burke and Franklyn Cladis Introduction Thomas E. Starzl performed the first successful orthotopic pediatric liver transplant in 1967 at the University of Colorado. The…
30 Neonatal and Infant Tumors Laura H. Leduc Tumors in neonates and infants are rare but potentially life-threatening. According to the most recent data from 2007 through 2011, tracked by…
21 Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Procedures in Infants and Neonates T. Anthony Anderson , Richard Anderson , and Charles Nargozian Choanal Atresia and Stenosis Choanal atresia and stenosis are congenital defects…
33 Anesthesia for Conjoined Twins Philip D. Bailey and Lynne G. Maxwell Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. The prevalence is estimated to range from…
20 Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Procedures Roby Sebastian and Craig D. McClain Introduction The central nervous system (CNS) is a complicated network of neurons that integrates a myriad of sensory input…
