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Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

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Pediatric Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain: Standardization in Clinical Practice

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Abstract

The perioperative preparation of children presenting for surgery aims to identify medical problems that influence the outcome and to institute management strategies to reduce those problems. Respiratory complications remain the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality in modern pediatric anesthesia [1]. Some common medical problems that are encountered in daily clinical practice include the child with an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), the child with allergies, and the child with asthma. The ideal management of these problems invokes discussion almost on a daily basis because the guidelines are not clear-cut, and the risks may be significant and even potentially life-threatening, particularly when managed incorrectly. Comorbidity involving any combination of these problems significantly increases the risk [2–8].

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Bosenberg, A.T. (2013). Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine. In: Astuto, M. (eds) Pediatric Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain: Standardization in Clinical Practice. Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain in Neonates and Children. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2685-8_8

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