TITLE:
Management of Specific Complications after Congenital Heart Surgery (I)
AUTHORS:
A. Sánchez Andrés, C. González Miño, E. Valdés Diéguez, L. Boni, J. I. Carrasco Moreno
KEYWORDS:
Congenital Heart Diseases, Pediatric Heart Surgery, Postoperative
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.5 No.1,
March
17,
2015
ABSTRACT: In addition to the general
consequences of surgery and cardiopulmonary by-pass, lesion-specific
complications can occur after surgery for congenital heart disease. It is
important for the pediatric intensive care specialist to fully understand the
preoperative anatomy and the intraoperative details of these patients. This
allows a timely and appropriate treatment of general and lesion-specific
complications. In this article we provide a list of commonly-performed surgical
procedures and possible associated problems to be anticipated in the early
postoperative period. Then it follows a discussion about the diagnosis and
management of these complications, based on their pathophysiological features.