title: Neonatal anesthesia with limited resources.
abstract: Neonates are the most vulnerable age group in terms of anesthetic risk and perioperative mortality, especially in the developing world. Prematurity, malnutrition, delays in presentation, and sepsis contribute to this risk. Lack of healthcare workers, poorly maintained equipment, limited drug supplies, absence of postoperative intensive care, unreliable water supplies, or electricity are further contributory factors. Trained anesthesiologists with the skills required for pediatric and neonatal anesthesia as well as basic monitoring equipment such as pulse oximetry will go a long way to improve the unacceptably high anesthetic mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Faculty Health Sciences, University Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Adrian T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bösenberg
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D003906:Developing Countries; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D059408:Pain Management; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000600:supply & distribution
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: anesthesia; developing world; limited resources; neonate