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Care of transgender youth: culture war topic or focus for compassionate care?
Lynne Maxwell MD and Myron Yaster MD

Original article
Catherine M Gordon. Caught in the Middle: The Care of Transgender Youth in Texas.  Pediatrics.  2022 Mar 31. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-057475. PMID: 35355080

The state of Texas has criminalized the medical care of transgender youth.

Epidurals? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Epidurals: Convincing the NICU why they do.
Rita Agarwal MD and Lynne G; Maxwell MD

Original article
Puthoff TD, Veneziano G, Kulaylat AN, Seabrook RB, Diefenbach KA, Ryshen G, Hastie S, Lane A, Renner L, Bapat R.   Development of a Structured Regional Analgesia Program for Postoperative Pain Management. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3):e20200138. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0138. PMID: 33602800

A quality improvement process dramatically increased the use of neonatal epidurals in neonates undergoing surgery.

A review of the 10th Edition of Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children
Myron Yaster MD

Original article/review
Kalra A. Reviews of educational material: Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children, 10th Edition.  Anesthesiology. May 2022, Volume 136 (5), p 871–872

A review of the latest edition of Smith’s pediatric anesthesia textbook. It’s a great textbook but does anyone use these books anymore?