Pediatric Anesthesia
The pediatric anesthesia team based at the IWK Health Centre provides anesthesia care to Maritime children and youth. While much of their expertise supports surgical activity, the team is active outside of the operating theatre where cases can also be complex and require extended support.
As a group, the team possesses expertise in: pediatric regional anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, thoracic anesthesia, cardiovascular anesthesia, and anesthesia for transplant surgery.
The Pediatric Anesthesia team also provides anesthesia care for premature and term newborn infants with a multitude of congenital anomalies. Demand for the team’s expertise is increasing locally and regionally. It acts as a resource and referral centre for all pediatric specialty anesthesia in the Maritime provinces. Further, a subset of the team specializing in critical care provides all care in the IWK’s pediatric intensive care unit.
The Pediatric Anesthesia team administers a range of programs and services to respond to the varied needs of children, youth and their families:
- cardiac program
- pediatric pain service
- pediatric pain network
- pre-operative assessments, telephone consults and chart reviews
- trauma team
- malignant hyperthermia consultation service and database
- difficult airway consultation service and register
- cardiac arrest response team
- EHS Lifeflight medical control
For more information, contact
Dr. Sharon Litz
Chief of Anesthesia - Pediatrics
rosalie.knowles@iwk.nshealth.ca
Phone: 902.470.8251
