Pediatric Anesthesia involves specialised techniques tailored to the physiologic, developmental, and emotional needs of infants and children undergoing surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures. This session explores safe anesthetic care, airway management, perioperative preparation, and recovery practices that minimise complications and support family wellbeing. Clinicians worldwide rely on a focused Pediatrics Conference to follow emerging pharmacology, monitoring standards, safety innovations, and evidence-based protocols.

A major emphasis is understanding how children differ from adults in cardiovascular function, respiratory mechanics, drug metabolism, airway anatomy, and thermoregulation. Participants will examine strategies for induction, maintenance, pain control, fluid therapy, and postoperative monitoring. Case examples cover neonates, children with complex comorbidities, congenital anomalies, trauma, and chronic disease. This session also explores structured pediatric anesthesia care pathways that ensure consistent preparation, checklists, communication routines, and multidisciplinary coordination across perioperative teams.

Emotional aspects are integrated throughout. Preparing children for anesthesia requires age-appropriate communication, anxiety reduction techniques, and family involvement. The session considers how to optimise preoperative fasting, manage difficult airways, reduce postoperative nausea, and support smooth recovery.

The session also highlights global disparities in access to safe anesthesia, examining shortages of equipment, training gaps, and resource-limited settings where essential monitoring is not always available. Participants will explore scalable solutions—such as simplified protocols, essential drugs lists, and tele-mentoring—to support safe care everywhere.

By the end, attendees will have a deeper understanding of safe anesthetic management across childhood and the communication and teamwork needed to support families throughout the perioperative journey.