Anesthetic considerations for pediatric podiatric surgery.
The author reviews anesthetic considerations for the pediatric patient requiring foot and lower leg surgery. He initially describes the physiologic and psychologic differences from adults. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors are then evaluated.
Goode
J G
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Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146.
D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000592:standards*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D011032:Podiatry; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000523:psychology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000523:psychology