title: Contemporary management of pulmonary and systemic circulations after the Norwood procedure.
abstract: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome remains one of the most challenging pathologies in pediatric cardiac surgery. The surgical techniques, and anesthetic and intensive care management, have evolved over the last decades, which has resulted in improved outcomes. A central component in the postoperative management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients is to achieve an optimal balance between the pulmonary and systemic circulations. This article discusses the contemporary postoperative management of pulmonary and systemic circulations in detail.
authors: University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Suite 1525, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
authors: Abdullah A
authors: AA
authors: Alghamdi
authors: Giedrius
authors: G
authors: Baliulis
authors: Glen S
authors: GS
authors: Van Arsdell
mesh_terms: D001775:Blood Circulation; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D058327:Norwood Procedures; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014655:Vascular Resistance