title: Postoperative care of the adult with congenital heart disease.
abstract: An increasing number of children with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood, but many adults require surgical intervention and can present complex management challenges in the perioperative period. This review will address common considerations that surgeons, anesthesiologists, and intensivists are likely to face in caring for this growing population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA bmaxwell@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steppan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013534:Survival
keywords: adult congenital heart disease; complications; congenital heart disease; critical care; postoperative