Neonatal anesthesia with limited resources
- 20 November 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Anesthesia
- Vol. 24 (1), 98-105
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.12291
Abstract
Neonates are the most vulnerable age group in terms of anesthetic risk and perioperative mortality, especially in the developing world. Prematurity, malnutrition, delays in presentation, and sepsis contribute to this risk. Lack of healthcare workers, poorly maintained equipment, limited drug supplies, absence of postoperative intensive care, unreliable water supplies, or electricity are further contributory factors. Trained anesthesiologists with the skills required for pediatric and neonatal anesthesia as well as basic monitoring equipment such as pulse oximetry will go a long way to improve the unacceptably high anesthetic mortality.Keywords
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