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Anesthesia for Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

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The management of pediatric patients requiring chest surgery requires knowledge of the physiology and familiarity with the equipment and specialized techniques. This chapter reviews common clinical conditions uniquely encountered in pediatric thoracic surgery and provides practical guidance for anesthetic management.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Juan C. Ibla MD (Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Director of Anaesthesia for Lung Transplantation, Cardiac Anaesthesiologist)

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  1. Perioperative and Pain Medicine,, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Prof, Dept of Anesthesiology,, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Philip M. Hartigan

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Ibla, J.C. (2012). Anesthesia for Pediatric Thoracic Surgery. In: Hartigan, P. (eds) Practical Handbook of Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88493-6_36

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