Pediatric Perioperative Clinical Pharmacy Practice: Clinical Considerations and Management: An Opinion of the Pediatrics and Perioperative Care Practice and Research Networks of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Elizabeth J Beckman; Sara Hovey; Deborah S Bondi; Gourang Patel; Richard H Parrish 2nd

doi:10.5863/1551-6776-27.6.490

Pediatric Perioperative Clinical Pharmacy Practice: Clinical Considerations and Management: An Opinion of the Pediatrics and Perioperative Care Practice and Research Networks of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2022;27(6):490-505. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-27.6.490. Epub 2022 Aug 19.

Authors

Elizabeth J Beckman¹, Sara Hovey², Deborah S Bondi³, Gourang Patel³, Richard H Parrish 2nd⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, KY (EJB).
² Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, IL (SH).
³ Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL (DSB, GP).
⁴ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Columbus, GA (RHP).

Abstract

Pediatric perioperative clinical pharmacists are uniquely positioned to provide therapeutic and medication management expertise at a particularly vulnerable transition of care from the preoperative space, through surgery, and postoperative setting. There are many direct-patient care activities that are included in the role of the pediatric perioperative pharmacist, as well as many opportunities to develop effective, optimized, and safe medication use processes. This article outlines many of the areas in which a pediatric perioperative clinical pharmacist may intervene.

Keywords: clinical pharmacist; pediatrics; perioperative care; pharmacotherapy; review; surgery.

Grants and funding

Disclosures. The authors declare no conflicts or financial interest in any product or service mentioned in the manuscript, including grants, equipment, medications, employment, gifts, and honoraria except the following: Consultant, LexiComp (EJB and GP); Consultant Slayback Pharma, LLC (GP); Advisory Boards of Slayback Pharma, LLC, and Emergent Biosolutions, Inc (RHP)