Author:
Dooley F. Cole,Streetzel Charlotte
Abstract
Abstract
The safe practice of pediatric anesthesiology requires a thorough understanding of the physiologic and pharmacologic mechanisms involved with common medications and scenarios. From the operative environment to the physiologic responses, to the metabolism and clearance of medications, there are significant differences one should expect when treating a pediatric patient compared to an adult. Furthermore, within the pediatric population, patients can be subdivided further into neonates, infants, children, and adolescents, each with varying metabolic and physiologic parameters that need to be accounted for. In this chapter, common induction techniques and agents will be discussed, focusing on key details that distinguish this population and are crucial to understand in order to provide safe care. The chapter will review agents that are preferentially toxic to children, as well as those agents which have varying sensitivities, metabolism, and contraindications when compared to their use in adults.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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