Perioperative care of the infant with congenital heart disease.
The current approach to the perioperative management of the infant and child with congenital heart disease has been discussed. The major focus has been on potential problems of oxygen transport as they relate to vital organ system function. Management strategies for specific defects or perioperative problems have also been considered as well as the newer on-line monitoring techniques, while stressing the importance of careful clinical evaluation. The ultimate surgical outcome is dependent not only on the adequacy of repair or palliation but on the treatment of potential life-threatening situations that may take place during the critical postoperative period.
Talner
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Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*