1. Challenges in Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia: Kids are Different
- Author
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Corey Collins and Lucinda L. Everett
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Credentialing ,Pediatrics ,Ambulatory care ,Risk Factors ,Ambulatory Care ,medicine ,Humans ,Anesthesia ,Child ,Intensive care medicine ,business.industry ,Infant ,General Medicine ,Perioperative ,Ambulatory Surgical Procedure ,medicine.disease ,Obstructive sleep apnea ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Ambulatory Surgical Procedures ,Child, Preschool ,Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting ,Ambulatory ,medicine.symptom ,Pediatric anesthesia ,business ,Postoperative nausea and vomiting - Abstract
The care of the child having ambulatory surgery presents a specific set of challenges to the anesthesia provider. This review focuses on areas of clinical distinction that support the additional attention children often require, and on clinical controversies that require providers to have up-to-date information to guide practice and address parental concerns. These include perioperative risk; obstructive sleep apnea; obesity; postoperative nausea and vomiting; neurocognitive outcomes; and specific concerns regarding common ear, nose, and throat procedures.
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- 2010