Nursing care of the pediatric surgical patient [electronic resource] / editors, Nancy Tkacz Browne ... [et al.] ; associate editor, Jeannette A. Zerpa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Perioperative preparation of the child and family -- Fluid and electrolyte management of the pediatric surgical patient -- Nutrition in the pediatric surgical patient -- Vascular access -- Care of children with acute pain : operative, procedural and traumatic -- Caring for the child with technology needs in the home -- Care and management of patients with tubes and drains -- Care of the child with an ostomy -- Wound management in neonates, children & adolescents -- Bowel management -- Special considerations for the surgical neonate -- Common cysts -- Esophageal defects -- Acquired conditions and congenital lesions of the lung and thoracic space -- Abdominal wall defects -- Necrotizing enterocolitis -- Intestinal atresias, duplications and meconium ileus -- Malrotation and volvulus -- Hirschsprung's disease -- Anorectal malformations in children -- Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis -- Common outpatient pediatric surgical procedures : inguinal and umbilical hernias, hydroceles, undescended testes, and circumcision -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease : diagnosis and management -- Intussusception -- Appendicitis -- Splenectomy and cholecystectomy -- Biliary atresia and choledochal cyst -- Solid tumors -- Pediatric abdominal organ transplants -- An adolescent bariatric weight management program -- Pediatric trauma.