Overview

This case-based book comprehensively covers the clinically significant problems that can occur in children in the immediate postoperative period after surgery after admission to Post Anesthesia Care Unit.   Chapter authors first focus on how clinical monitoring and safety of post-op patients can and must continue after hand off to the PACU team and then describe 24 interesting clinical scenarios that needed urgent intervention in PACU. The goal of this book is to teach members of the perioperative teams around the globe how to keep anesthesia stat calls to a minimum.   Anesthesia STAT!  Acute Pediatric Emergencies in PACU features contributions from leaders in pediatric anesthesiology and be an indispensable guide for the perioperative and postoperative team in preventing potential problems during the post-anesthetic period.

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Author:   Susan T. Verghese
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.746kg
ISBN:  

9783031243950

ISBN 10:   3031243951
Pages:   321
Publication Date:   29 April 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

PASSING THE BATON: Check list /PACU Hand OFF- What is Best?.- Anaphylaxis after Antibiotics.- Sudden Somnolence after V-P shunt revision in an infant.- Emergence Delirium in a Toddler.- Cardiac Arrest after Central line placement in a child.- Foreign Body Aspiration after EGD in a 6-year-old child.- Intractable Cardiac Arrhythmias after bone marrow biopsy in a child with leukemia.- Shoulder Pain/Tachycardia after liver biopsy in a teenager.- Teenager with acute NPPE after hardware removal.- Latex Allergy developing in a child with spina bifida after suprapubic catheter placement.- O2 desaturation in a teenager after Esophagoscopy, Dilatation and Biopsy.- Respiratory Arrest in an Obese teen after Cardiac Cath procedure.- Inability to walk after Caudal anesthesia in a toddler.- Croupy Cough and Oxygen Desaturation in ex-premature toddler.- Postop Apnea in an infant after Spinal Anesthesia for hernia repair.- Persistent Vomiting after eye muscle surgery.- Blindness after bone marrow harvest in a healthy patient.- Tachycardia and Hypertension in a teen after goiter surgery.- Prolonged Apnea after treatment of Laryngospasm in a child after Botox injection.- Seizures in a child after Caudal block for circumcision.- Hyperthermia in a child after Dental Rehabilitation -Is this M.H?.- Oxygen Desaturation after Bariatric surgery in a teenager.- Confusion and sudden onset of left sided Weakness in a teen with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) after gall bladder surgery.- Profound Bradycardia in a child after Dexmedetomidine treatment for agitation on induction and after extubation – To treat or not to treat ?.

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Susan T. Verghese, M.D. Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Children's National Hospital Washington , D.C   

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