Case presentations in paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care

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Case presentations in paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care

N.S. Morton, E. Doyle

Butterworth-Heinemann, c1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Problems in paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care occur over a very compressed time scale making rapid diagnosis and treatment essential. This book covers not only the common (but potentially serious problems), but some rare problems too. Ways of anticipating and preventing problems are examined.

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1) Resuscitation after a road traffic accident 2) An ex-premature baby for hernia repair 3) Congenital diaphragmatic hernia 4) Persistent vomiting 5) Squint correction in an asthmatic 6) Dental extractions in a child with cyanotic congenital heart disease 7) Severe repiratory distress in an older child 8) Respiratory distress in a small infant 9) Stridor in a five year old 10) Laparotomy in a baby with Pierre Robin syndrome 11) Postoperative care after repair of ventricular septal defect 12) A premature neonate with apnoeic spells 13) Needle phobia and topical anaesthesia of the skin 14) Intraabdominal mass 15) Mediastinal mass 16) Congenital stridor 17) Neonatal analgesia 18) Burns 19) Status epilepticus 20) Acute renal failure 21) Foreign body aspiration 22) Tricyclic poisoning 23) Day case surgery 24) Splenectomy 25) Paracetamol poisoning 26) Bone marrow transplantation 27) Brain death and organ donation 28) Research in children 29) Radiotherapy 30) Sedation for investigative procedures 31) Tetralogy of fallot 32) Chronic leg pain 33) Transport of the critically ill child 34) Duchenne muscular dystrophy 35) Near drowning 36) Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage 37) Pyrexia under anaesthesia 38) Cardiac failure in a neonate 39) Paediatric resuscitation 40) Deterioration at home of an apparently normal neonate 41) Haemoglobinopathy 42) Purpuric rash and shock

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