PREFACE

PART I: DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
Subeditor: Joseph D. Tobias

• CHAPTER 1. Prenatal Normal and Abnormal Development, by Gilles Boulay, Lionel Simon, and Jamil Hamza
• CHAPTER 2. General Growth and Tissue Development Throughout Childhood, by Ruth Luginbuehl Oelhafen
• CHAPTER 3. Anesthesia and the Developing Brain, by Laszlo Vutskits
• CHAPTER 4. Nociception and Pain Perceptionin Infants and Children, by Suzanne Wiener and Joseph D. Tobias
• CHAPTER 5. Central Nervous System: Neurotransmitters and Anesthesia, by Thomas Engelhardt and William Wisden
• CHAPTER 6. Central Nervous System: Anatomy and Physiology, by Bruno Bissonnette
• CHAPTER 7. Normal and Abnormal Developmentof the Heart and the Circulation, by Christian Apitz and Andrew Redington
• CHAPTER 8. Airway Development, by Pierre Fayoux and Bruno Marciniak
• CHAPTER 9. Respiratory Physiology, by Etsuro K. Motoyama
• CHAPTER 10. Renal Function, Acid-Base, and Electrolyte Homeostasis, by John Chandler and Robert Plant
• CHAPTER 11. Digestive System, Metabolic Functions, and Nutrition, by Bénédicte Ringuier, Jean Louis Giniès, and Jean-Claude Granry
• CHAPTER 12. Endocrine System,by Carlos Hervás Puyal, Manuel García Górriz, and Rosario Nuño Sanz
• CHAPTER 13. Principles of Hematopoiesis, Immunity, and Coagulation, by Chaim Kaplinsky, Raz Somech, and Gili Kenet
• CHAPTER 14. Temperature Regulation: Physiology and Pharmacology, by Igor Luginbuehl
• CHAPTER 15. Development and Evaluation of Pain and the Stress Response, by R. Blaine Easley, Kenneth M. Brady, Andrew R. Wolf, Kanwaljeet S. Anand, and Joseph D. Tobias
• CHAPTER 16. Chronic and Recurrent Pain in the Pediatric Patient, by Stephen C. Brown and Patricia A. McGrath

PART II: PHARMACOLOGY
Subeditor: Brian J. Anderson

• CHAPTER 17. An Introduction to the Intricacies of Pharmacology in Pediatrics, by Brian J. Anderson
• CHAPTER 18. Using Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamic Models to Prevent Adverse Events in Neonates, Infants, and Children, by Brian J. Anderson CHAPTER 19. Mechanisms of Action of General Anesthetics, by Vincent P. Laudenbach, Souhayl Dahmani, Hawa Keïta-Meyer, and Jean Mantz
• CHAPTER 20. Nitrous Oxide, by Conor McDonnell
• CHAPTER 21. Volatile Anesthetics, by George D. Politis
• CHAPTER 22. Xenon and Anesthesia: Pharmacology, by Peter H. Tonner
• CHAPTER 23. Intravenous Agents, by Peter D. Booker and Neroli Chadderton
• CHAPTER 24. Ketamine, by Elsa Taylor
• CHAPTER 25. Opioid Analgesic Agents, by Jason A. Hayes and Daisy T. Joo
• CHAPTER 26. Non-Opioid Analgesic Agents, by Greta M. Palmer
• CHAPTER 27. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Children, by Olli A. Meretoja and Hannu Kokki
• CHAPTER 28. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics, by Jean Xavier Mazoit
• CHAPTER 29. Adjuvants to Local Anesthetics, by Dilip Pawar
• CHAPTER 30. Pharmacology of Premedication and Sedative Agents in Children, by George A. Chalkiadis
• CHAPTER 31. Pharmacology of Vagal Blockers and Antagonist Agents, by Martin Jöhr
• CHAPTER 32. Anticoagulants, by Gordon T. C. Wong
• CHAPTER 33. Pharmacology of Vasopressive Agents, by Robert Whitty
• CHAPTER 34. Antiemetic Agents, by Mario J. da Conçeicao
• CHAPTER 35. Resuscitation Agents, by Craig Sims

PART III: ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUES
Subeditor: Adrian Bösenberg

• CHAPTER 36. Preoperative Evaluation, Laboratory Testing, and Preparation for Anesthesia and Surgery, by Robin G. Cox
• CHAPTER 37. Premedication, Sedation, and Preoperative Fasting, by William M. Splinter and Jarmila Kim
• CHAPTER 38. Anesthesia Equipment, by Francis Veyckemans
• CHAPTER 39. Induction of Anesthesia, by Cengiz Karsli and Lisa A. Isaac
• CHAPTER 40. Maintenance of Anesthesia: Inhalational Agents, by Olivier Paut, Frédéric Lamy, and Magalie Guérin
• CHAPTER 41. Maintenance of Anesthesia: Total Intravenous Anesthesia, by Neil S. Morton
• CHAPTER 42. Modern Modes of Ventilation in the Operating Room, by Niall Wilton and David Buckley
• CHAPTER 43. Which Endotracheal Tube in Neonates, Infants, and Small Children? By Gregory Moloney
• CHAPTER 44. Regional Anesthesia: Principles of Localization Using Manual Approaches, by Hans Jutzi and Alain Borgeat
• CHAPTER 45. Regional Anesthesia: Principles of Localization Using Electrical Stimulation, by Jean-Louis Feugeas, Frédéric Lacroix, Olivier Choquet, and Xavier Capdevila
• CHAPTER 46. Regional Anesthesia: Principles of Localization Using Ultrasound Techniques, by Peter Marhofer