Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Services
Pediatric Anesthesia Service
About the Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Services
The Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Services provides anesthesia services for children of all ages. This service is available for all procedures scheduled in the operating rooms (OR) as well as in outside locations including radiology, special procedures, radiation oncology, cardiac catheterization laboratory, and intensive care units.
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Arranging for Anesthesia services
- In order to schedule any anesthesia services for your patient a scheduling card placed through CRIS is absolutely necessary. Please order the scheduling card BEFORE the procedure date, and as soon as possible.
- For procedures performed outside the operating room, a card must also be ordered in CRIS in advance of the procedure date.
- When a surgical scheduling card has been ordered in CRIS, an anesthesiologist will see the child preoperatively and discuss with the patient, parents, and nursing staff all the needed preparation.
- Ideally the parents should be interviewed by an anesthesiologist prior to the day of the procedure so that NPO instructions can be ordered by the anesthesiologist and questions answered. In general, we follow the Clinical Center NPO sedation NPO sedation guidelines.
- For procedures done on an outpatient basis, it is important for the primary team to coordinate the various steps to be taken on the day of the procedure with the parents, nursing unit involved, operating room, as well as with the location where the procedure will take place.
- We strive to schedule all outpatient invasive procedures and sedation recovery in the 1NW Day Hospital. Please also contact the 1NW Day Hospital at 301-451-7727.
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How to reach us
One can always reach the anesthesiologist of the day (AOD) by calling the operating room front desk at (301) 496-5646 or the page operator at (301) 496-1211.
If you encounter difficulties in placing the scheduling card through the MIS please contact the OR front desk (301-496-5646) for more detailed instructions.
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This information is prepared specifically for caregivers involved in clinical research at the NIH Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health.
