Hypoventilation and hypoxia in reversal of cardiogenic shock in an infant with congenital heart disease.
The case is presented of a child in cardiogenic shock in whom oxygen administration exacerbated a systemic to pulmonary shunt that caused a critical deterioration in his cardiovascular status requiring hypoventilation and restoration of baseline hypoxia for reversal.
Sacchetti
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Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Wernovsky
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Paston
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Fernandes
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D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000150:complications*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy