Sharmila Ahuja is ex-Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, UCMS and Gurutegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi. She received postgraduate training in anaesthesia at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, leading to MD Anaesthesia; and later at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK, leading to Diploma in Anaesthesia from Royal College of Surgeons, London. She joined as faculty at University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi, with a stint as Professor in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care for fourteen years and total teaching experience of more than 25 years. She was WHO Fellow in paediatric anaesthesia at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. She has worked as Senior Specialist, Division of Anaesthesia, at RIPAS Hospital, Bander Seri Begawan, Sultanate of Brunei. Abhijit Bhattacharya is ex-Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, UCMS and Gurutegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, and Advisor, Delhi State Cancer Institute, Delhi. He has worked in the following capacities: Advisor and Consultant at Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi; Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi; Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, AIMST University, Malaysia; Professor and Head, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, BP Koirala University of Medical Sciences, Nepal; Senior Consultant, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Arabian Gulf University and Salmaniya Hospital, Bahrain, UAE; and Senior Specialist and Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">This book aims to fill a void in current literature on paediatric anaesthesia by addressing issues and concerns through a stepwise, easy to understand, practical approach. Various aspects concerning management of the child undergoing surgery have been dealt by experts in the field, and is sure to benefit the learner as well as the practitioner of paediatric anesthesia. The highlights of the book, Sections 1 and 2 discuss the basic considerations for the child undergoing surgery and anaesthetic management: Anatomical, physiological and pharmacological differences; planning and organization of a paediatric surgery operation theatre complex; equipment and monitors; and fluid management and transfusion therapy. Detailed account of preoperative evaluation in a child; management of difficult paediatric airway followed by comprehensive account of general and regional anaesthesia; care of the child in PACU; and anaesthetic management of neonatal congenital anomalies. Anaesthesia in special situations: Foetal surgery, child with malignancy and anesthesia outside the OR as in dental procedures and radiological procedures. Sections 3 and 4 deal with emergent clinical situations and intensive care Foreign body airway; child with burns; child with trauma Detailed account of neonatal and paediatric CPR, Organization of PICU, the critically ill septic child, imaging in a critically ill child; and poisoning.</span><br></p>
