Care of children who have had surgery for congenital heart disease - 28/08/11
, Deborah A Schutte, MD †, Michael A McCulloch, MD ‡ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA Abstract |
Children who have had surgical correction for congenital heart disease can present to the ED with an acute illness that could be associated with their cardiac lesion. There is no data available to summarize complications that could be associated with surgically corrected congenital heart disease. This work was undertaken to describe the common procedures used, list known complications of these procedures, and review general management principles in caring for the acutely ill child who has had heart surgery.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Heart defects, congenital, cyanosis, endocarditis, resuscitation
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Vol 21 - N° 4
P. 318-327 - juillet 2003 Retour au numéro
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