Petrat G, Weyandt D, Klein U
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany.
Eur J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Oct;9(5):282-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1072263.
Minimally-invasive surgery does not equate with minimally-invasive anesthesia in children undergoing laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery. Knowledge of the associated pathophysiological changes, appropriate monitoring and good planning allow the safe provision of anesthesia for children subjected to these otherwise advantageous surgical techniques.