Pain Assessment and Management

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Factor Effect Low-threshold A-fiber mechanoreceptors terminate centrally on nociceptive relay pathways Weaker stimuli activate pain specific pathways Weak intrinsic inhibitory mechanisms in spinal cord Relative augmentation of pain signal Reduced…

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The History of Neonatal Anesthesia

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Fig. 1.1 The Shadwell laryngoscope He noted that the epiglottis in the neonate was proportionally longer than in the adult and that with each breath, the larynx tended to move…

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Ethical and Medicolegal Considerations

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Jerrold Lerman (ed.)Neonatal Anesthesia10.1007/978-1-4419-6041-2_17 17. Ethical and Medicolegal Considerations Thomas J. Mancuso1, 2   and Jeffrey P. Burns2 (1) Division of Critical Care, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Bader, 6th Floor, Boston,…

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Anesthetic Complications in the Neonate

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Pro-apoptotic:  • Isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, N2O  • Propofol, thiopental, ketamine, midazolam, diazepam, MgSO4, dexamethasone, CO2 Anti-apoptotic:  • Lithium, melatonin, clonidine Non-apoptotic:  • Dexmedetomidine, opioids, ± xenon Unknown:  • Muscle relaxants…

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Neonatal Ventilation

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Jerrold Lerman (ed.)Neonatal Anesthesia10.1007/978-1-4419-6041-2_9 9. Neonatal Ventilation Walid Habre1   (1) Paediatric Anaesthesia Unit, Geneva Children’s Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland     Walid Habre Email: walid.habre@hcuge.ch KeywordsNeonatal ventilationHypo- and hyperventilationVentilation-induced lung injuryBronchopulmonary…

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Monitoring the Neonate: Practical Considerations

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Jerrold Lerman (ed.)Neonatal Anesthesia10.1007/978-1-4419-6041-2_7 7. Monitoring the Neonate: Practical Considerations David J. Steward1   (1) Department of Anaesthesia, University of British Columbia, 217 – 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada,…

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Selection of Anesthesia Techniques for the Neonate

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Proapoptotic  • Isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, N2O  • Ketamine, propofol, thiopental, midazolam, diazepam, MgSO4, dexamethasone, CO2 Antiapoptotic  • Lithium, melatonin, clonidine  • Preconditioning (with ketamine), NAP, TRP601  • Vitamin D3  •…

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