Educational Objectives

At the completion of this conference, the participants should become familiar with issues surrounding the management of neonates and children in the perioperative setting. The participants will be able to:

• Identify neonatal airway and ventilation strategie

• Discuss variations in management of neonates by medical specialties, each with differing goals for the care of these patients

• Discuss pain management, including novel block techniques in common pediatric procedures

• Illustrate techniques to reduce intraoperative blood loss and discuss transfusion policies

• Demonstrate evidence-based diagnostic and procedural ultrasound applications of relevance to anesthesiologists

• Demonstrate the ability to perform ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks on the upper and lower extremities and trunk

• Summarize Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation