This text brings the diverse techniques used in a variety of specialties together in one tome for easy review and broad circulation. It will serve as a reference for pediatric surgeons, thoracic surgeons, general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses. Experts from these disciplines author each chapter. State of the art approaches are stressed (with support from the literature) and at the end of each chapter the editors present a balanced review of the chapter with their own opinions based upon over twenty years of professional experience.