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Pediatric clinical challenges

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Pediatric patients present for a wide variety of ambulatory surgical procedures. In general, children are good candidates for ambulatory surgery, but the patient screening and selection process needs to ensure that significant associated conditions are avoided, particularly in the freestanding ambulatory setting. General patient selection concepts and overall risk information for the pediatric patient are presented. Specific clinical challenges presented by pediatric patients are summarized in this chapter, including respiratory issues such as respiratory infection and sleep apnea, gastrointestinal reflux, congenital heart disease, Down syndrome, neuromuscular disorders, and children with hematologic disorders and cancer.

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Lucinda L. Everett MD (Chief, Pediatric Anesthesia, Associate Professor) & Gennadiy Fuzaylov MD (Assistant in Anesthesia)

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn

    Rebecca S. Twersky MD, MPH (Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Medical Director) (Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Medical Director)

  2. Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA

    Rebecca S. Twersky MD, MPH (Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Medical Director) (Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Medical Director)

  3. Harvard Medical School, USA

    Beverly K. Philip MD (Professor of Anaesthesia, Director) (Professor of Anaesthesia, Director)

  4. Day Surgery Unit, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Beverly K. Philip MD (Professor of Anaesthesia, Director) (Professor of Anaesthesia, Director)

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Everett, L.L., Fuzaylov, G. (2008). Pediatric clinical challenges. In: Twersky, R.S., Philip, B.K. (eds) Handbook of Ambulatory Anesthesia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73329-6_4

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