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Pediatric perioperative management

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Handbook of Ambulatory Anesthesia

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Children are excellent candidates for ambulatory (outpatient) surgery. Most children are healthy, and most surgical procedures performed on children are simple and associated with prompt recovery.1 It is not surprising, therefore, that up to 70% of pediatric surgery in this country is performed on an ambulatory basis. In fact, in many cases, ambulatory surgery is now synonymous with elective surgery. Avoiding hospitalization is particularly advantageous for preschool children who benefit from minimizing separation from parents and for infants who are spared the exposure to a potentially contaminated hospital environment.

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  1. The George Washington University Medical Center, Division of Anesthesiology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Raafat S. Hannallah MD (Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics)

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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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Hannallah, R.S. (2008). Pediatric perioperative management. 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_5

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