title: Reducing the risk in neonatal anesthesia.
abstract: Neonatal anesthesia is fraught with potential risk for the patient and stress for the anesthesiologist. Where possible, recognition of these risks, avoidance of, and being able to manage them appropriately, must impact positively on perioperative outcomes in this vulnerable group of patients. Good communication with the parents, as well as with other healthcare providers, is crucial to safe and successful anesthetic care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D058109:Airway Management; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D061214:Patient Safety; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: adverse events; anomalies; neonate; quality improvement