New horizons: infant cardiac transplantation.
Cardiac transplantation has become firmly established as a modality of therapy for end-stage heart disease. Application of this procedure to the neonatal and infant age group is a relatively recent innovation. In this article we describe nursing experience with neonates and infants under 6 months of age who have undergone cardiac transplantation at one university-affiliated medical center. Preparation for infant cardiac transplantation, donor and recipient selection criteria, donor resources, and the transplant process are discussed. Issues in postoperative management are reviewed.
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Loma Linda University, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92354.
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D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014019:Tissue Donors