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Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Anesthesiology
Members of the Division of Anesthesiology concentrate their efforts on providing safe and effective perioperative care; on investigating new methods, equipment and pharmcologic agents; and on various aspects of pediatric pain management. The goals of our clinical research are to work in a multidisciplinary fashion to develop new anesthetic methods that apply to pediatric oncology patients and to improve established methods for perioperative care of such patients.
Although the division is very young, its members have conducted and reported the results of several studies of pharmacologic agents, including the sedative/hypnotic protocol, the opioid fentanyl, other formulations of opioids, and the neuromuscular blocking agent rocuronium. We are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of equipment used to administer anesthesia for MR imaging and the applicability of patient monitoring devices, such as the bispectral index monitor (which assesses electroencephalographic data to gauge sedation in pediatric patients). We are also conducting a retrospective analysis of the risks and complications of mediastinal masses and of their impact on the management of anesthesia.
Overall, the members of the Division of Anesthesiology provide excellent patient care comprising anesthesia in various clinical settings (e.g. ambulatory care, MR imaging, radiation therapy, intensive care, and others) and expert pain management, while maintaining a commitment to scientific research that will advance the quality and effectiveness of these interventions.
