Pediatric
Clinical Resources
Vertebral Body Stapling
Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T & A)
Neuroaxial Anesthesia in Infants and Children
Pyloric Stenosis
- Preoperatively, ensure adequate hydration and correction of electrolyte abnormalities to achieve a bicarbonate concentration < 30 mEq/L; Cl > 100 mEq/L
- Most patients are 2-3 months old and therefore require no premedication
Pyeloplasty
Posterior Spinal Fusion
- Patients are usually teenagers with scoliosis.
- IV or inhalational induction
- Small dose of muscle relaxant is appropriate to facilitate intubation
- 2 large bore peripheral intravenous lines and arterial catheter