title: The pediatric patient in the post anesthesia care unit.
abstract: This article provides an overview of pediatric post anesthesia care. It highlights important aspects of care that are frequently encountered in practice or have the potential for being problematic. These include airway management, fluid maintenance, the treatment of seizures, thermoregulation, the management of malignant hyperthermia, the identification and treatment of emergence delirium, and the availability of appropriate emergency equipment and medications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Children's Memorial Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meyer-Pahoulis
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McVey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazurek
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing