Smith's anesthesia for infants and children / created by Peter J. Davis, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and perioperative Medicine, Deparment of Pediatrics, Dr Joseph H. Marcy Endowed Chair of Pediatricanesthesia, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, UPMC Children's hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, FAAP, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and perioperative Medicine, UPMC Children's hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Includes bibliography and index

Special characteristics of pediatric anesthesia Behavioral development Respiratory physiology Airway physiology and development Cardiovascular physiology Regulation of fluids and electrolytes Thermoregulation Developmental pharmacology Intravenous anesthetics Inhaled anesthetics Local anesthetics Opioids Neuromuscular blocking agents Anesthetic adjuncts Psychological aspects of pediatric anesthesia Preoperative preparation Equipment Monitoring Normal and difficult airway management Point of care ultrasonography Induction, maintenance, and recovery Transfusion medicine Acute pain management Regional anesthesia Chronic pain management Palliative pain management Neonatology for anesthesiologists Anesthesia for general surgery in neonates Anesthesia for fetal surgery Anesthesia for congenital heart disease Anesthesia for neurosurgery Anesthesia for thoracic surgery Anesthesia for general abdominal, urologic surgery Anesthesia for otorhinolaryngologic surgery Anesthesia for plastic surgery Anesthesia for orthopedic surgery Anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery Solid organ transplantation Anesthesia for conjoined twins Anesthesia for pediatric trauma Anesthesia for burns Anesthesia for dental procedures Anesthesia and sedation for out of or procedures Pediatric sedation Anesthesia for surgical missions Endocrine disorders Respiratory disorders Cardiovascular disorders Hematology and coagulation disorders Oncologic disorders Genetic and muscular disorders Malignant hyperthermia Pediatric obesity Special pediatric disorders Dermatology for the anesthesiologist Infectious diseases Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Critical care medicine Cardiac critical care medicine Safety and outcome in pediatric anesthesia History of pediatric anesthesia Medicolegal and ethical aspects of pediatric anesthesia Education Statistics

"Written and edited by renowned experts in pediatric anesthesia, Smith's Anesthesia for Infants and Children provides clear, concise guidance on effective perioperative care for any type of pediatric surgery. The 10th Edition contains significantly revised content throughout, bringing you fully up to date with recent advances in clinical and basic science that have led to changes in today's clinical practice"--Publisher's description