Chapter 10 of Pediatric Surgery: This chapter provides an overview of some of the challenges when providing anaesthesia care for children in Africa. The chapter reviews
the cardiac, respiratory, and renal differences of children in comparison to adults. Additionally, it addresses preoperative asses...sment, including guidelines for nothing by mouth (NPO, or nil per os), general and regional anaesthesia, intraoperative monitoring, airway management, and postoperative care
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Information for families affected
Review Article:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2011;341(6):493–498.]
Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 16, No. 5, May 2010