Postanesthesia recovery.

The care provided in the postanesthesia recovery unit has become much more sophisticated in recent years. We address what type of care should be provided and what equipment is required to provide such care in the present day pediatric postanesthesia care unit. In this regard a wide variety of potential postanesthetic complications are described and their management is discussed. In addition, an update of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation is presented including a discussion of surgery in the do-not-resuscitate patient.