Emerging evidence suggests unique age-dependent responses following pediatric traumatic brain injury. The anesthesiologist plays a pivotal role in the acute treatment of the head-injured pediatric patient. This review provides important updates on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and age-appropriate acute management of infants and children with severe traumatic brain injury. Areas of important c...

The anesthesiologist clearly caused this patient’s vision loss by letting the mean arterial blood pressure drop below 60 mmHg for more than 5 min. This patient is now blind because the anesthesiologist let the patient’s hematocrit level decrease to less than 24% during the case. The person providing the patient’s anesthesia failed to avoid prolonged pressure on the eye, leading to the patient’s...

A brief review of the best evidence for when and how an anesthesiologist should administer platelets.