[The perioperative management of congenital heart surgery in newborn and infants].
The feature of perioperative care for congenital heart surgery in newborn and infant is that the change of environment surrounding the baby should be considered. Especially the baby with anomaly of pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, relation of the great vessels or patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) dependent heart defects is in a stable condition in the womb. Cardiopulmonary system changes immediately after birth, and symptoms of congenital heart disease will appear. In this part, we describe the pre- and post-operative care in newborn and infant with congenital heart defects.
Uchita
Shunji
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
Harada
Y
Y
D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*