Challenging cases in pediatric anesthesia.
Administering anesthesia to pediatric patients can always be challenging, especially for the nonpediatric anesthesiologist. Certain types of pathology and non-operating room settings can make these cases even more of a challenge, even for the most skilled pediatric anesthesiologist. This article will outline a few of these special situations, and attempt to give the practitioner an approach to the management of these patients.
Chietero
Michael
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Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. michael.chietero@mountsinai.org
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant