Assessing the Risks of Noncardiac Surgery for Children With Congenital Heart Disease

Because of these advances in pediatric cardiac care, there is an increasing population of patients presenting for surgical, radiological, obstetric, and various other invasive procedures requiring anesthesia, bringing with them the entire spectrum of CHD along with its unique challenges and opportun...

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 67; no. 7; pp. 802 - 803
Main Authors Benkwitz, Claudia, MD, PhD, Watkins, Scott C., MD, Donahue, Brian S., MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 23.02.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Congenital diseases
congenital heart disease
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital - mortality
Hospital costs
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mortality
noncardiac surgery
Population
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
risk
Surgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects
congenital heart disease
risk
noncardiac surgery
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Summary:Because of these advances in pediatric cardiac care, there is an increasing population of patients presenting for surgical, radiological, obstetric, and various other invasive procedures requiring anesthesia, bringing with them the entire spectrum of CHD along with its unique challenges and opportunities. [...]patients with major or severe CHD may be relegated in the future to receive care specifically at select "comprehensive" pediatric care centers.
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ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.11.054