Marissa G. Vadi Archives

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Preoperative Evaluation, Premedication, and Induction of Anesthesia

Preparation of Children for Anesthesia Fasting Infants and children are fasted before sedation and anesthesia to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. In a fasted child, only the basal secretions of gastric juice should be present in…

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Risk Incidence in USA: 10,000-15,000 infants annually Risk increases with decreasing gestational age and birth weight Affects at least one-quarter of infants with birth weights <1500 g No race or gender predilection Perioperative Risks Bronchospasm Pulm Htn Cor pulmonale Worry…