Anesthesia for Neonates
- Anesthetic Neurotoxicity and Neuroprotection
- McCann ME, Soriano SG. General anesthetics in pediatric anesthesia: influences on the developing brain. Curr Drug Targets. 2012 Jun;13(7):944-51.
- Olsen EA, Brambrink AM. Anesthesia for the young child undergoing ambulatory procedures: current concerns regarding harm to the developing brain. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2013 Dec;26(6).
- Weiss M, Hansen TG, Engelhardt T. Ensuring safe anaesthesia for neonates, infants and young children: what really matters. Arch Dis Child. 2016 Feb 2
- Zhang H, Du L, Du Z, Jiang H, Han D, Li Q. Association between childhood exposure to single general anesthesia and neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort study. J Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5): 479
- McCann ME, Soriano SG. General anesthetics in pediatric anesthesia: Influences on the developing brain. Curr Drug Targets. 2012 Jun; 13(7): 944–951.
- Bilotta F, Stazi E, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum SE, Rosa G. Neuroprotective Effects of Intravenous Anesthetics: A New Critical Perspective. Curr Pharm Des. 2014; 20(34): 5469–5475.
- Jevtovic-Todorovic V. Anaesthetic neurotoxicity and neuroplasticity: an expert group report and statement based on the BJA Salzburg Seminar. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Aug; 111(2): 143–151.
- Anesthetic use in newborn infants
- Nasr VG, Davis JM. Anesthetic use in newborn infants: the urgent need for rigorous evaluation. Pediatr Res. 2015 Jul; 78(1): 2–6.
- McCann M1, Soriano SG.Progress in anesthesia and management of the newborn surgical patient. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2014 Oct;23(5):244-8.
- Catré D, Lopes MF, Madrigal A, Oliveiros B, Cabrita AS, Viana JS, Neves JF. Predictors of major postoperative complications in neonatal surgery. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2013 Sep-Oct;40(5):363-9.
- Neonatal pain control and neurologic effects
- McPherson C, Grunau RE. Neonatal pain control and neurologic effects of anesthetics and sedatives in preterm infants. Clin Perinatol. 2014 Mar; 41(1): 209–227.
- Deindl P, Giordano V, Fuiko R, Waldhoer T, Unterasinger L, Berger A, Olischar M. The implementation of systematic pain and sedation management has no impact on outcome in extremely preterm infants. Acta Paediatr. 2016 Jan 21
- Kesavan K. Neurodevelopmental Implications of Neonatal Pain and Morphine Exposure. Pediatr Ann. 2015 Nov;44(11)
- Ohlsson A1, Shah PS. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for prevention or treatment of pain in newborns. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jun 25;6
- Anesthesia for pre-term infants
- Williams A, George PE, Dua V. Anesthetic considerations in a preterm: Extremely low birth weight neonate posted for exploratory laparotomy. Anesth Essays Res. 2012 Jan-Jun;6(1):81-3
- Kinouchi K. Anaesthetic considerations for the management of very low and extremely low birth weight infants. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2004 Jun;18(2):273-90
- Transitional Physiology
- Hillman NH, Kallapur SG, Jobe AH. Physiology of Transition from intrauterine to Extrauterine Life. Clin Perinatol. 2012 Dec; 39(4): 769–783.
- Taneja B, Srivastava V, Saxena KN. Physiological and Anaesthetic Considerations for the preterm neonate undergoing surgery. Journal of Neonatal Surgery 2012;1(1):14
- Transfusion medicine for neonates
- Amin SC, Remon JI, Subbarao GC, Maheshwari A. Association between red cell transfusions and necrotizing enterocolitis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct;25(Suppl 5):85-9
- Patel RM, Knezevic A, Shenvi N, Hinkes M, Keene S, Roback JD, Easley KA, Josephson CD. Association of Red Blood Cell Transfusion, Anemia, and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants. JAMA. 2016 Mar 1;315(9):889-9
- Horst J, Leonard JC, Vogel A, Jacobs R, Spinella PC. A survey of US and Canadian hospitals’ paediatric massive transfusion protocol policies. Transfus Med. 2016 Feb;26(1):49-56.
- Advanced ventilation techniques in neonates
- Wang C et al. Mechanical ventilation modes for respiratory distress syndrome in infants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Crit Care. 2015 Mar 20;19:108.
- Neumann RP, von Ungern-Sternberg BS. The neonatal lung–physiology and ventilation. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Jan;24(1):10-21.
- Priestley MA, Helfaer MA. Approaches in the management of acute respiratory failure in children. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2004 Jun;16(3):293-8
- Neonatal clinical pharmacology
- Allegaert K, van de Velde M, van den Anker J. Neonatal clinical pharmacology. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Jan; 24(1): 10.1111/pan.12176.
- Kamata M, Tobias JD. Remifentanil: applications in neonates. J Anesth. 2016 Jun;30(3):449-60.
- Pacifici GM, Allegaert K. Clinical pharmacology of paracetamol in neonates: a review. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp. 2014 Dec 12;77:24-30.
Pediatric Anesthesia Core Topics
- Preoperative evaluation: Strom S. Preoperative evaluation, premedication, and induction of anesthesia in infants and children. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2012;25(3):321-5.
- Difficult Airway: Fiadjoe et al. Airway management complications in children with difficult
tracheal intubation from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation (PeDI) registry: A prospective cohort analysis. Lancet Resp Med 2016;4(1)37-48) - Latex Allergy & Anaphylaxis: De Queiroz et al. Latex allergy in children: Modalities and prevention. Paediatr Anaes 2009;19(4)313-19.
- Anesthetic considerations for neonatal surgical emergencies
- Pani N, Panda CK. Anaesthetic consideration for neonatal surgical emergencies. Indian J Anaesth. 2012 Sep;56(5):463-9.
- Catre D, et al. Early mortality after neonatal surgery: analysis of risk factors in an optimized health care system for the surgical newborn. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;16(4):943-52.
- Thomas J. Reducing the risk in neonatal anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth 2014;24 (1).
- Brusseau R, McCann ME. Anaesthesia for urgent and emergency surgery. Early Hum Dev. 2010 Nov;86(11):703-14.
- NEC
- Sharma R, Hudak, ML. A Clinical Perspective of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Past, Present, and Future Clin Perinatol. 2013 Mar; 40(1): 27–51.
- Ahmed Z, Danielson L, Albeiruti R, Thomas R, Klein M. Blood transfusion in patients treated with surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Feb;25(2):196-9
- CDH and Congenital Lung Lesions
- Leeuwen L, Fitzgerald. Congenital diaphgramatic hernia. J Paediatrics and Child Health. 2014; 50: 667-673.
- Kraemer W et al. Bradycardia during induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane in children with Down syndrome. Anesth Anal 2010; 111(5): 1259-63.
- Haroon J, Chamberlain RS. An evidence-based review of the current treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Clinical Pedaitrics 2012: 52 (2): 115-124.
- Parikh DH, Rasiah SV. Congenital lung lesions: postnatal management and outcome. Sem Peds Surg 2015: 24: 160-167.
- Durell J, Lakhoo K. Congenital cystic lesions of the lung. Early Human Development 2014; 90: 935-939.
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Mayhew JF, Mychaskiw G. Gastroschisis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009 Jan;19(1):54.
- Raghavan M, Montgomerie J. Anesthetic management of gastrochisis–a review of our practice over the past 5 years. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Nov;18(11):1055-9.
- Poddar R, Hartley L. Exomphalos and gastroschisis. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain | Volume 9 Number 2 2009.
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Knottenbelt G, Skinner A, Seefelder C. Tracheo-oesophageal fistual (TOF) and oesophagela atresia (OA). Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2010; 2493): 387-401.
- Myelomeningocele
- Adzick NS, et al. A randomized trial of prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele. N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 17;364(11):993-1004
- Ferschl M, et al. Anesthesia For In Utero Repair of Myelomeningocele. Anesthesiology. 2013 May; 118(5): 1211–1223.
- Neeta S, Upadya M, Pachala SS. Anesthetic management of a newborn with occipital meningocele for magnetic resonance imaging. Anesth Essays Res. 2015 May-Aug;9(2)
- Okamoto A, Inoue S, Terada Y, Kawaguchi M, Furuya H. Anesthetic considerations for cervical myelomeningocele in an infant. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009 Feb;19(2):192-3
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Nelson P and Litman R. Malignant Hyperthermia in Children: An analysis of the north american malignant hyperthermia registry. Anest Analg 2014; 118(2):369-374.
- Dirksen, et al. Future Directions in Malignant Hyperthermia Research and Patient Care. Anesth Analg. 2011 Nov; 113(5): 1108–1119.
- Rosenberg, et al. Malignant hyperthermia: a review. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015; 10: 93.
- Asthma
- Armoni-Domany et al. Pediatric pulmonologists approach to the pre-operative management of the asthmatic child. J Asthma 2015; 52(4)391-397.
- Regli et al. Anesthesia and ventilation strategies in children with asthma: Part i—Pre-operative assessment. Curr Opin Anaes 2014; 27(3):288-294.
- Regli et al. Anesthesia and ventilation strategies in children with asthma: Part ii—Intraoperative management. Curr Opin Anaes 2014; 27(3):295-302.
- Aspiration
- Cook-Sather et al. Overweight/obesity and gastric fluid characteristics in pediatric day surgery: Implications for fasting guidelines and pulmonary aspiration risk. Anesth Analg 2009; 109(3):727-736.
- Cook-Sather S et al. Modern fasting guidelines in children. Best Pract Clin Res: Clin Anaesth 2006; 20(3)471-481.
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Obesity
- Mitochondrial Disease
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Marsh S, Ross N, Pittard A. Neuromuscular disorders and anaesthesia. Part 1: generic anaesthetic management. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain (2011) 11 (4): 115-118.
- Marsh S, Pittard A. Neuromuscular disorders and anaesthesia. Part 2: specific neuromuscular disorders. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain (2011) 11 (4): 119-123.
- Fetal Surgery
- Marwan A, Crombleholme TM. The EXIT procedure: Principles, progress and pitfalls. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2006; 15 (2): 107-15.
- Marques MV, Carneiro J, Adriano M, Lança F. Anesthesia for ex utero intrapartum treatment: renewed insight on a rare procedure. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2015 Nov-Dec;65(6):525-8.
- Gupta N, Farrell JA, Rand L, Cauldwell CB, Farmer D. Open fetal surgery for myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Mar;9(3):265-73.
Neuroanesthesia
- Anesthesia for neurosurgery
- McClain C and Soriano S. Anesthesia for intracranial surgery in infants and children. Curr Opin Anes. 2014;27(5):465-69.
- McClain and Landrigan-Ossar. Challenges in Pediatric Neuroanesthesia. Awake craniotomy, intraoperative MRI, and interventional neuroradiology. Anesth Clin 2014;32(1)83-100.
- Francis L et al. Intraoperative neuromonitoring in pediatric surgery. Int Anes Clin 2012; 50(4):130-43.
- Jagdevan S et al. Anesthetic factors and outcome in children undergoing indirect revascularization procedure for moyamoya disease: An Indian perspective. Neurol Ind 2015;63(5)702-706.
- Furay C, Howell T. Paediatric neuroanaesthesia. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain (2010) 10 (6): 172-176.
- Neurotrauma
Cardiac Anesthesia
- Anesthesia for congenital heart disease
- Abman et al. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Guidelines From the American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society. Circulation. 2015 Nov 24; 132(21):2037-99.
- Andropoulos et al. The association between brain injury, perioperative anesthetic exposure, and 12-month neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Mar; 24(3): 266-74.
- Whiting D et al. Cardiopulmonary bypass in the pediatric population. Best Practice Res Clin Anaesthesiology. 2015 June;29(2):241-56.
- Gottleib and Androupoulos. Anesthesia for the patient with congenital heart disease presenting for noncardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaes 2013; 26(3):318-26.
- Lam et al. Anesthesia and the pediatric cardiac catheterization suite: a review. Paediatr Anaes 2015;25(2): 127-34.
- Diaz L. Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Paediatr Drugs 2006;8(4)223-33.
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Galante D. Intraoperative management of pulmonary arterial hypertension in infants and children–corrected and republished article. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2011 Aug;24(4):468-71
- Shukla AC, Almodovar MC. Anesthesia considerations for children with pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar;11
- Taylor K, Moulton D, Zhao XY, Laussen P. The impact of targeted therapies for pulmonary hypertension on pediatric intraoperative morbidity or mortality. Anesth Analg. 2015 Feb;120(2):420-6
- Collaco JM, et al. Frontiers in pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Nov;47(11):1042-53
Common Congenital Syndromes
- Down’s Syndrome
- Pierre-Robin Sequence: Cladis F. Pierre Robin sequence: A perioperative reivew. Anesth Anal 2014;119(2)400-12.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: Vlassakova B and Emmanouil D. Perioperative considerations in children with autism spectrum disorder. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2016 Jun;29(3):359-66.
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Spinal
- Tirmizi H. Spinal anestheia in infants: recent developments. Curr Opin Anesthesiolo 2015; 28: 333-338.
- Frawley G, Ingelmo P. Spinal anaesthesia in the neonate. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2010; 24 (3): 337-51.
- Gupta A, Saha U. Spinal anesthesia in children: A review. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2014; 30 (1): 10-18.
- Epidural
- Caudal
- Regional Anesthesia
- Ivani G, Suresh S, Ecoffey C, et al. The European Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Joint Committee Practice Advisory on controversial topics in pediatric regional anesthesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2015; 40: 526-532.
- Polaner DM, Taenzer AH, Walker BJ, et al, PRAN Investigators. Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN): A multi-institutional study of the use and incidence of complications fo pediatric regional anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2012; 115(6): 1353-64.
- Suresh S, Sawardekar A, Shah R. Ultrasound for regional anesthesia in children. Anesthesiol Clin 2012; 32 (1): 263-79.
- Walker BJ, Long JB, De Oliveira GS, et al, PRAN Investigators. Peripheral nerve catheters in children: an analysis of safety and practice patterns from PRAN. Br J Anaesth 2015; 115 (3): 457-62.
- Acute Pain Management
- Suresh S, Birmingham PK, Kozlowski RJ. Pediatric pain management. Anesthesiol Clin 2012; 30 (1): 101-17.
- Kraemer FW, Rose JB. Pharmacologic management of acute pediatric pain. Anesthesiol Clin 2009; 27 (2): 241-68.
- Chidambaram V, Sadhasivam S. Pediatric acute and surgical pain management: recent advances and future perspectives. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2012; 50 (4): 66-82.
- Geary T, Negus A, Anderson BJ, Zernikow B. Perioperative management of the child on long-term opioids. Paediatri Anaesth 2012; 22 (3): 189-202.
- Chronic Pain Management
- Slover R, Neuenkirchen GL, Olamikan S, Kent S. Chronic pediatric pain. Adv Pediatr 2010; 57 (1): 1414-62.
- Landry BW, Fischer PR, Driscoll SW, et al. Managing chronic pain in children and adolescents: A clinical review. PMR 2015; 7 (11 Suppl): S 295-315.
- Odell S, Logan DE. Pediatric pain management: the multidisciplinary approach. J Pain Res 2013; 11(6): 785-90.
Transplant Medicine
- Liver Transplant
- Hackl C, Schlitt HJ, Melter M, Knoppke B, Loss M. Current developments in pediatric liver transplantation. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(11): 1509-20.
- Soler X, Myo Bui CC, Aronson LA, Saied AS. Current issues in pediatric liver transplantation. Int Anesthesiol Cli 2012.; 50 (4): 54-65.
- Bennett K, Bromley P. Perioperative issues in pediatric liver transplantation. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2006; 44 (3): 125-47.
- Kidney Transplant
- Peruzzi L, Amore A, Coppo R. Challenges in pediatric renal transplantation. World J Transplant 2014; 494): 222-8.
- Dharnidharka VR, Fiorina P, Harmon WE. Kidney transplantation in children. N Engl J Med 2014; 371: 549-58.
- Roach JP, Karrer FM. Abdominal organ transplantation in children. Adv Pediatr 2013; 60 (1): 297-310.
- Heart Transplant
- Thrush PT, Hoffman TM. Pediatric heart transplantation-indications and outcomes in the current era. J Thorac Dis. 2014; 6 (8): 1080-96.
- Schweiger M, Stiasny B, Dave H, et al. Pediatric heart transplantation. J Thorac Dis 2015; 7 (3): 552-559.
- Schure AY, Kussman BD. Pediatric heart transplantation: demographics, outcomes and anesthetic considerations. Paediatr Anaesth 2011; 21 (5): 594-603.
- Lung Transplant
- Kirkby S, Hayes D Jr. Pediatric lung transplantation: indications and outcomes. J Thorac Dis. 2014; 6 (8): 1024-31.
- Spahr JE, West SC. Heart-lung transplantation: pediatric indications and outcomes. J Thorac Dis. 2014; 6 (8): 1129-37.
- Williams GD, Ramamoorthy C. Anesthesia considerations for pediatric thoracic solid organ transplant. Anesthesiol Clin North America 2005; 23 (4): 709-31.
Transfusion Medicine and Hematology
- Massive Transfusion Protocol
- Coagulopathies
- Christiaans SC, Duhachek-Stapelman AL, Russell RT, Lisco SJ, Kerby JD, Pittet J-F. Coagulopathy after severe pediatric trauma: A review. Shock. 2014; 41(6): 476-490.
- Van Ommen CH, Peters M. Clinical practice: The bleeding child. Part I: primary hemostatic disorders. Eur J Pediatr. 2012; 171(1): 1-10.
- Van Herrewegen F, Meijers JCM, Peters M, van Ommen CH. Clinical practice: The bleeding child. Part II: Disorders of secondary hemostasis and fibrinolysis. Eur J Pediatr. 2012; 171(2): 207-214.
- Blood Conservation
- Hemoglobinopathies: Firth PG. Anesthesia and hemoglobinopathies. Anesthesiol Clin. 2009; 27 (2): 321-36.
- Antithrombotic therapy
- Goel R, Vedantham S, Goldenberg NA. Antithrombotic therapies : anticoagulation and thrombolysis. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013. 60 (6): 1463-74.
- Monagle P, Chan AKC, Goldenberg NA, Ichord RN, Journeycake JM, Nowak-Gottl U, Vesely SK. Antithrombotic therapy in neonates and children. Chest 2012; 141(2): e737s-e801s.
Pediatric Critical Care
- Fluid Resuscitation
- Raman S, Peters MJ. Fluid management in the critically ill child. Pediatr Nephrol 2014; 29 (1): 23-34.
- Hammond N, Finfer S. Fluid resuscitation in the cirtically ill: what is the next challenge? Rev Bras Trev Intensiva. 2015: 27 (4): 309-311.
- Perel P, Roberts I, Ker K. Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; 28;2 : CD0000567.
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: de Caen AR, Berg MD, Chameides L, Godden CK, et al. Part 12: Pediatric Advanced Life Support: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2015; 3: 132 (18 Suppl 2): S526-42.
- Hypothermia after anoxic brain injury/cardiac arrest
- Davidson JO, Wassink G, van den Heuij LG, Bennet L, Gunn AJ. Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatla hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy- where to from here? Front Neurol. 2015; 6: 198.
- Bistritz JF, Horton LM, Smaldone A. Therapeutic hypothermia in children after cardiac arrest: a systemic review and meta-analysis. Pediattr Emerg Care 2015; 31 (4): 296-303.
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
