Anesthesia for Infants and Children

"The purpose of this book is to assemble as much practical information as is available concerning the basic responses of children to anesthesia." The author writes from his own experience and knowledge and emphasizes the differential diagnosis and general principles and procedures of clinical management rather than detailed descriptions of specific techniques and complicated treatment. Emphasis is placed on information on pathology, pediatrics, and surgery, which the anesthetist usually lacks when called on to care for infants and children. In each chapter are references which include only articles that have made definite contributions to the subject matter of the chapter. Bibliography and index are adequate. Of particular interest are the discussions of basic requirements in pediatric anesthesia, biology and behavior, hypothermic anesthesia for thoracic surgery, fluid therapy, and blood replacement. The excellent chapter on respiratory physiology was written by C. D. Cook. Fluothane is mentioned only briefly. More space could