Bookedited by Mary Ellen McCann, Christine Greco, Kai Matthes.
Contents:
I: Newborn and infant
The term infant
The preterm infant
Origin of the NICU
Hemodynamics in the infant
Measures of carbon dioxide
Glucose control
Oxygen management: concerns about both hyperoxia and hypoxia in neonates during critical care and intraoperatively
Temperature control
Neonatal resuscitation
Congenital abnormalities and syndromes
Myopathies of the newborn
II: Newborn and infant anesthesia
Preoperative preparation
Developmental pharmacology: the neonate
The newborn airway
Fluid and transfusion management
Neonatal ventilation strategies
Anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity
New anesthetic agents on the horizon
Monitoring of the newborn and young infant under anesthesia
III: Specific newborn and infant procedures
Anesthesia for neurosurgical procedures
Anesthesia for otolaryngologic procedures in infants and neonates
Anesthesia for plastic surgery
Anesthesia for abdominal wall reconstruction procedures
Anesthesia for intra-abdominal procedures
Anesthesia for urologic surgery
Anesthesia for thoracic surgery
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital heart disease in the neonate and infant: cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery
Noncardiac surgery in neonates and infants with cardiac disease
Neonatal and infant tumors
Anesthesia for transplant surgery
Anesthesia for interventional radiology procedures
Anesthesia for conjoined twins
Anesthesia for fetal surgery
IV: Pain management and other newborn and infant anesthesia concerns
Pain management in neonates and infants
Regional anesthesia in neonates and infants
Procedural sedation
Ambulatory anesthesia in infants
Apnea and bradycardia
Neonatal outcomes
Research on newborns and infants