Basics

Part I. Highlights

1. Anatomy and Physiology in Neonates and Children
Marinella Astuto, Anna L. Paratore, Antonino Gullo

2. Strategy to Manage Pediatric Patients: the Family and the Child
Giuseppe Rosano, Manuela Antoci, Marinella Astuto

3. Off-Label Drugs in Pediatric Perioperative Medicine
Marinella Astuto, Manuela Antoci, Antonino Gullo

Part II. Guidelines and Standardization of Procedures

4. The Pediatric Difficult Airway
Teresa Valois

5. Central Venous Cannulation Techniques
Nicola Disma, Marinella Astuto

6. Prevention of Bloodstream Infections
Hendrick K. F. Saene, Kentigern Thorburn, Andy J. Petros

Part III. Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care, Pain

7. Preoperative Evaluation
Ida Salvo, Anna Camporesi

8. Anesthesia Induction
Marinella Astuto, Daniela Lauretta

9. Monitoring the Level of Anesthesia and Sedation in Children — An Overview
Nicola Disma, Andrew J. Davidson, Marinella Astuto

10. Locoregional Anesthesia in Children
Marinella Astuto

11. Perioperative Fluid Management
Davinia E. Withington

12. Adrenal Insufficiency in Pediatric Critical Illness
Giuliana Rizzo, Kusum Menon

13. Perioperative Care in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Joseé Lavoie

14. Acute Pain Service: Clinical Assessment and Standard of Care
Joëlle Desparmet

15. Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room
Teresa Valois

16. Tracheotomy in Children
Giuliana Rizzo, Paolo Murabito, Francesca Rubulotta, Carmela Cutuli, Massimiliano Sorbello, Marinella Astuto

17. Infection Control in Neonates and Children
Richard E. Sarginson, Hendrick K.F. Saene, Antonino Gullo

18. Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit
Stephen Liben

19. Chronic Pain Management: Organization, Techniques and Guidelines
Joëlle Desparmet

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Oncology