Essentials of pediatric anesthesia: A clinical guide for practice and training - Softcover

Farrow MD, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798171550417

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Essentials of Pediatric Anesthesia: A Clinical Guide for Practice and Training is a practical, clinically focused resource designed to help anesthesiology residents, pediatric anesthesia fellows, and practicing clinicians develop the knowledge and confidence required to safely care for infants, children, and adolescents.

Children are not simply “small adults.” Their cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, neurologic, and metabolic systems undergo continuous developmental changes that directly affect anesthetic drug dosing, airway management, fluid therapy, ventilation, hemodynamics, pain control, and perioperative risk. This book builds a clear understanding of those differences and translates them into practical bedside decision-making.

Organized from foundational principles to increasingly complex clinical situations, this comprehensive guide covers:

• Developmental pediatric physiology and anatomy
• Pediatric preoperative evaluation and risk assessment
• Pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and weight-based anesthetic dosing
• Pediatric airway anatomy and airway management
• Inhalational and intravenous induction techniques
• Maintenance anesthesia and emergence
• Pediatric regional anesthesia and multimodal pain management
• Fluid, electrolyte, glucose, and blood product management
• Neonatal anesthesia and neonatal surgical emergencies
• Anesthesia for common pediatric surgical subspecialties
• Congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiac physiology
• Perioperative emergencies and pediatric resuscitation
• Postanesthesia care, recovery, and special populations

Rather than relying solely on memorized protocols, the book emphasizes clinical reasoning. Physiologic concepts are connected directly to real-world anesthetic decisions, helping readers understand not only what to do, but why. Clinical vignettes, worked calculations, practical tables, figures, clinical pearls, quick-reference sections, practice questions, and chapter summaries reinforce the most important concepts.

Special attention is given to situations that demand rapid recognition and decisive action, including laryngospasm, bronchospasm, difficult airway management, malignant hyperthermia, perioperative anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, hypoglycemia, massive hemorrhage, failed extubation, and other life-threatening pediatric emergencies.

Whether you are preparing for a pediatric anesthesia rotation, anesthesiology examination, fellowship training, or day-to-day clinical practice, Essentials of Pediatric Anesthesia provides a structured framework for understanding pediatric patients and approaching their anesthetic care with greater confidence.

Ideal for

Anesthesiology residents • Pediatric anesthesia fellows • General anesthesiologists • Perioperative clinicians • Clinicians preparing for pediatric anesthesia rotations and examinations

Build the knowledge. Strengthen the reasoning. Deliver safer pediatric anesthesia.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798171550417
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 468
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