title: Anesthesia for the pediatric patient.
abstract: Infants and children have unique anatomic, physiologic, pharmacologic, and psychological issues relating to perioperative management. Combining this knowledge with the technical skills required for instrumentation of children is essential when contemplating anesthesia for thoracic surgery. Experience and versatility with anesthetic induction technique, airway instrumentation, vascular access and monitoring, single-lung ventilation, regional anesthesia, and postoperative pain management allow for the comprehensive management of thoracic surgical patients at any age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: McDowall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures