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Pediatric anesthesiology: thoughts on the future.

Costarino AT, Deshpande JK

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA.

Pediatric anesthesiology has made a significant contribution to child health and will be necessary for progress in the health sciences and outcomes related to child health in the future. It is likely that the practice of pediatric anesthesiology will remain an interesting and rewarding but demanding profession for the next generations of physicians. Despite this favorable professional profile, stiff competition for resources will come from other segments of the health care community. This article outlines a multidimensional strategy for pediatric anesthesiology to sustain its progress as a profession and contribute to the health of our children.

Published 28 November 2005 in Anesthesiol Clin North America, 23(4): 857-61, xi.
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