Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Neurocognition
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea affects a large number of children and has multiple end-organ sequelae. Although many of these have been demonstrated to be reversible, the effects on some of…
Sustainability in the Operating Room
Climate change will be the defining health crisis of the twenty-first century, and environmental health is directly linked with human health. The health sector should lead the sustainability effort by…
Managing the Adult Patient with Congenital Heart Disease
The focus of this article is noncardiac surgery in the adult with congenital heart disease (CHD). The purpose is to provide the general and pediatric anesthesiologist with a basic overview…
Anesthetic Implications of Common Congenital Anomalies
The most common congenital anomalies are congenital heart defects, cleft lip and palate, Down syndrome, and neural tube defects. Anesthetic considerations for Down syndrome include cervical spine instability, history of…
New Trends in Fetal Anesthesia
Fetal anesthesia teams must understand the pathophysiology and rationale for the treatment of each disease process. Treatment can range from minimally invasive procedures to maternal laparotomy, hysterotomy, and major fetal…
Pediatric Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room
Anesthesiology teams care for children in diverse locations, including diagnostic and interventional radiology, gastroenterology and pulmonary endoscopy suites, radiation oncology units, and cardiac catheterization laboratories. To provide safe, high-quality care,…
Pediatric Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room
Anesthesia care performed outside the operating room is a growing area of pediatric anesthesia practice. The anesthesiology team expects to care for children in diverse locations, which include diagnostic and…
Regional Anesthesia
The scope of pediatric regional anesthesia is expanding, with increased safety and efficacy data over the past few years. As familiarity and expertise has developed with ultrasonography, regional anesthesia has…
Modernizing Education of the Pediatric Anesthesiologist
This article discusses modernizing the education of pediatric anesthesiologists in the United States. First, the current education requirements to become an American Board of Anesthesiology certified pediatric anesthesiologist are detailed…
Perioperative Considerations for the Fontan Patient Requiring Noncardiac Surgery
Children and adults with congenital heart disease undergoing noncardiac surgery are at higher risk of perioperative adverse events. Patients have significant comorbidities and syndromic associations that increase perioperative risk further….
