Elective procedures and anesthesia in children: Pediatric surgeons enter the dialogue on neurotoxicity questions, surgical options, and parental concerns

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 396-400

  Byrne, Mary W ^a   Ascherman, Jeffrey A ^b   Casale, Pasquale ^c   Cowles, Robert A ^c   Gallin, Pamela F ^d   Maxwell, Lynne G ^e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; children; elective procedures; neurotoxicity; pediatric surgeons

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROTOXICITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; UROLOGIST;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS; STRABISMUS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84866347615     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: 15371921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31826a032d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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