SPA Case Guides are cognitive aids designed to help anesthesia providers prepare for the unique anesthetic implications of specific cases. These guides provide a brief summary of the disease state requiring surgery and an outline the significant anesthetic considerations and pitfalls for each case. Anesthesia providers may review the SPA Case Guide for a specific case and grasp the key anesthetic implications within minutes.
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Senior Editors:
Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP, FASA
Bridget Pearce, MD
John Fiadjoe, MD
Todd Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA
Sara B. Robertson, MD, FASA
Editor-in-Chief:
Joseph M. Sisk, MD, FAAP
Cardiac Anesthesia
- Anesthesia for Patients with Single Ventricle for Non-Cardiac Surgery
- Anesthesia for Patients Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery
- Arterial Switch Operation
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Repair
- Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) Repair
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cath Lab (Diagnostic)
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV) Repair
- Fontan
- Modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Shunt
- Non-Cardiac Surgery for Patients on ECMO
- Norwood
- Heart Transplant
- Percutaneous PDA Closure
- Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis Repair in Children with William’s Syndrome
- Surgical PDA Ligation
- Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
- Truncus Arteriosus Repair
Dental Surgery
Fetal Surgery
Gastroenterology
Interventional Radiology
Neurosurgery
- Craniosynostosis
- Craniotomy for Tumor Resection
- Myelomeningocele Repair
- Pial Synangiosis for Moyamoya Disease
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy for Chiari Malformation
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Spinal Cord Detethering
Non-OR Anesthesia (NORA)
- Lumbar Puncture and Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
- Radiation Therapy
Ophthalmology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
Orthopedic Surgery
- Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
- Mehta Casting
- Lower Extremity Osteotomy
- Supracondylar Humerus Fracture
- VEPTR Placement or Expansion
Otolaryngology
- Airway Foreign Body
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER)
- Cochlear Implant
- Direct Laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
- Laryngotracheal Resection (LTR)
- Post-Tonsillectomy Bleed
- Supraglottoplasty
- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Tympanoplasty
Other Topics
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Anesthesia for Patients with Anterior Mediastinal Mass
- Anesthesia for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
- Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Type 1 Diabetes
- William’s Syndrome
Pediatric Pain and Regional Procedures
- Ilioinguinal Nerve Block
- Infraclavicular Nerve Block
- Pediatric Epidurals
- Pediatric Spinal Anesthesia
- Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Block
- Rectus Sheath Block
- Supraclavicular Nerve Block
- Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block
Pediatric Surgery
- Anterior Mediastinal Mass Biopsy/Resection
- Burn Surgery
- Central Line Placement and Removal
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Esophageal Foreign Body Removal
- Exploratory Laparotomy (Bedside NICU)
- Fundoplication
- Gastroschisis Repair
- Gastrostomy Tube
- Kasai Procedure
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Liver Resection
- Omphalocele
- Ravitch Procedure
- Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
- Thoracotomy
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair
- Trauma (Pediatric)
Plastic Surgery
Pulmonology
Transplant Surgery
Urologic Surgery
Disclaimer:
SPA Case Guides are intended for informational and educational purposes. Adherence to these guides will not ensure successful treatment in every situation. Furthermore, these guides should not be interpreted as setting a standard of care, or be deemed inclusive of all proper methods of care nor exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. Anesthesia providers should exercise their own independent clinical judgment when using the suggested regimens outlined in this website in conjunction with patient care. These guides reflect the best available data at the time the guideline was prepared. The results of future studies may require revisions to the recommendations in these guides to reflect new data.