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Prematurity

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid HypothermiaHypothermiaAvoid HypoglycemiaHypoglycemiaAvoid HypoxiaBradycardiaAnemiaDifficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeCareful PositioningSkin FragilityAvoid Prolonged FastingAvoid OpioidsBlood Loss (Excessive)Reduced Cardiac OutputDysglycemiaAvoid HyperoxiaPostoperative Apnea

Pathophysiology

Prematurity is birth before 37 completed weeks — about 11% of US deliveries. Every organ system is unfinished, and the four that drive an anesthetic are respiratory control, thermoregulation, glucose...

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