General Principles of Pediatric Surgery · Expert Reference Guide

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Una exposición integral sobre la biología perioperatoria, adaptaciones metabólicas neonatales, fluidoterapia avanzada, accesos mínimamente invasivos y patología neonatal compleja.

What it covers

1. Surgical Physiology and Neonatal Homeostasis
2. · Thermoregulation: Vulnerability and Non-Shivering Thermogenesis
3. · Endocrine-Metabolic Response to Surgical Stress
4. · Cardiorespiratory Development and Circulatory Transition
5. Hydroelectrolyte and Acid-Base Regulation
6. · Calculation of Basal Needs: The Holiday-Segar Scheme and its Limitations
7. · Composition of Maintenance Fluids and Risk of Hyponatremia
8. · Management of Third Space and Intraoperative Losses
9. Perioperative Pharmacology and Anesthesia
10. · Pharmacokinetic Particularities in Neonates and Infants
11. · Anesthetic Gases and Neurotoxicity in Development
12. · Regional Flow Blockade: The Gold Standard in Multimodal Analgesia
13. Preoperative Assessment and Preparation
14. · Preoperative Fasting Guidelines: Consensus of the 5-2-1 Rule
15. · Screening for Congenital Anomalies: VACTERL Association
16. · Management of Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)
17. Intraoperative Principles and Surgical Approaches
18. · Open Surgery: Incisions and Tissue Management
19. · Physiology of Pneumoperitoneum in the Neonate and Infant
20. Wound Healing and Perioperative Nutrition
21. · Fetal Healing: The Phenomenon of "Scarless Healing"
22. · Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) in the Surgical Neonate
23. Neonatal Surgical Pathology I: Abdominal Wall Defects and Esophageal Atresia
24. · Gastroschisis vs. Omphalocele: Systemic Differential Diagnosis
25. · Progressive Reduction Strategy: The Schuster Silo
26. · Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
27. Neonatal Surgical Pathology II: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction
28. · Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH): From Surgical Emergency to Physiological Stabilization
29. · Malrotation and Volvulus of the Middle Intestine: The True Surgical Emergency
30. · Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC): Bell Classification Criteria
31. Pediatric Trauma and Burns
32. · Resuscitation and Prevention of the Pediatric Lethal Triad
33. · Burns: Pathophysiology and Resuscitation Formulas
34. Ventilatory and Renal Support in the Chronic/Post-Surgical Patient
35. · Advanced Mechanical Ventilation Strategies: HFOV and ECMO
36. · Kidney Support in the Critical Pediatric Patient: Emergency Peritoneal Dialysis
37. Surgical Infection and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
38. · Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Criteria
39. · Specific Prophylaxis in the Splenectomized Patient
40. Bioethics and Legal Aspects in Pediatric Surgery
41. · Subrogated Informed Consent vs. Pediatric Assent
42. · Ethical conflict in the Refusal of Emergency Surgical Treatment