General Anesthesia for Children. A guide for Pediatrician and Pediatric dentist

      Аннотация: General Anesthesia is a controlled state of unconsciousness in which protective reflexes are lost. It is nearly three decades that general and dental rehabilitation under GA has been offered to pediatric population. Treating an uncooperative child, due to age or systemic illness, who suffers from severe general or oral diseases, is a challenge for Pediatrician and pediatric dentists, especially when extensive and complex treatments are needed. Despite the behavioral techniques to increase compliance and pharmacological sedation techniques, there are cases in which General and dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia is the only therapeutic choice to provide a safe and effective treatment. This book covers every aspect of pediatric general anesthesia right from Anatomy, Growth and Development, Pharmacology, Preoperative Evaluation, Premedication , Induction, Maintenance, Emergence, Tracheal Intubation, Monitoring and Postoperative care for child.

Ключевые слова: general anesthesia, pediatric dentistry