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Table 1.2 What are the normal values for blood pressure in
children? Table 1.4 What are normal values for estimated blood volume
in children?
Age Systolic Diastolic Mean
blood blood arterial Age Estimated blood
pressure pressure pressure volume (mL/kg)
(mmHg) (mmHg) (mmHg)
Premature infants 100
Birth (LBW) 40–60 15–35 30–40
Term neonates (<1 month) 90
Birth (3 kg, term) 60–75 31–45 45–60
1–12 months 80
Neonates 65–85 35–55 45–60
Older children 75
Infants (1–12 70–105 35-55 50–65
Adolescents/Adults 70
months)
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Table 1.6 Perioperative NPO guidelines Table 1.7 Minimum alveolar concentration of
anesthetic agents
Clear liquids 2 hours
Infant Child Adult
Breast milk (nonfortified) 4 hours
Isoflurane 1.6 1.3–1.5 1.1
Nonhuman milk 6 hours
Desflurane 9.2 8.1 6.0
Light meal 6 hours
Sevoflurane 3.3 2.5 2.0
Full meal 8 hours
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Table 1.10 Antibiotics (defer to institutional dosing for Table 1.12 Commonly used doses for neurologic surgery
perioperative antibiotic administration)
Dose
Dose Max Redosing
dosing schedule Phenytoin 15–20 mg/kg IV loading dose over
15 minutes
Ampicillin 50 mg/kg* 2 grams q2 hrs 2
then q6 hrs Levetiracetam 10 mg/kg IV loading dose over
(Keppra) 15 minutes
Cefazolin 25–30 2 grams q4 hrs 2
mg/kg then q8 hrs Mannitol 0.5–1 g/kg
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