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Current issues in pediatric ambulatory anesthesia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12812397     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article summarizes current guidelines in pediatric ambulatory anesthesia and surgery. The reader is provided with our department's current outpatient guidelines at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the rationale behind them. Whenever possible, the differences in anesthetic management for the freestanding surgicenter will be discussed. Appropriate patient and procedure selection, preoperative assessment, intraoperative and postoperative considerations, and protocols for follow-up are discussed.
Authors:
Semyon Fishkin; Ronald S Litman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Anesthesiology clinics of North America     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0889-8537     ISO Abbreviation:  Anesthesiol Clin North America     Publication Date:  2003 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-06-18     Completed Date:  2003-07-23     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8810131     Medline TA:  Anesthesiol Clin North America     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  305-11, ix     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 9th Floor Main Building, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / trends*
Child
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Patient Selection
Pediatrics / trends*
Postoperative Care
Risk Assessment

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