Introduction The demand for anesthesia and sedation outside of the operating room (OR) continues to grow with evolving medical technology, imaging techniques, and endoscopic approaches ( ; ; ; ; ). The ability to keep patients safe during these procedures…
Organ donor management Pediatric brain death International guidelines have been developed that define death as “the permanent loss of capacity for consciousness and all brainstem functions, as a consequence of permanent cessation of circulation or catastrophic brain injury,” with permanent…
Introduction Sedative hypnotic agents are an essential element in the care of pediatric patients. These drugs are used as premedicants, induction agents, and adjuvants for the maintenance of anesthesia or sedation. They are administered either as sole agents or in…
Liver Transplantation The first successful pediatric liver transplant was performed by Tom Starzl and colleagues in 1967, but the history of liver transplantation actually began in 1955 with Stuart Welch in Albany and Jack Cannon at UCLA. Welch was the…