title: Management of postoperative low cardiac output syndrome.
abstract: The management of the infant with congenital heart disease is a multidisciplinary collaborative effort that is individualized to each patient. Low cardiac output is frequently seen in the postoperative infant with arrhythmia, preload, afterload, and contractility alterations; it can be a significant complication after open heart surgery. The management of the younger patient, the higher acuity, and the high-technology environment of the cardiac intensive care unit require astute assessment and manipulation of therapies to minimize deleterious effects in caring for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Sibley Heart Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Angel R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cuadrado
mesh_terms: D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D015996:Survival Rate