title: Perioperative management of the infant and child.
abstract: The perioperative management of children is important and the concepts should be reviewed regularly by all surgeons. This article emphasizes the overall aspects of physical and psychological care which begins at the first office visit and continues through the postoperative period. The podiatrist must assess the child's growth and development, emotional status, psychological needs, and the requirements of anesthesia and surgery.
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care