Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221, December 2005

The Postoperative Cardiac Patient

  • William Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, NW, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Bruce L. Klein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Transport Service, Children's National Medical Center, NW, Washington, DC 20010
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Bruce L. Klein, MD, Pediatric Transport Service, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20010.

The number of children surviving medical management and surgical repair of congenital heart lesions has steadily increased. Children with complex heart defects are therefore seen with increasing frequency in emergency departments. This article reviews the epidemiology of congenital heart disease, some common types of surgical repair, and a few postoperative complications and their management.

Keywords: congenital heart disease, cardiac surgery, postoperative complications, postpericardiotomy syndrome, infective endocarditis

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PII: S1522-8401(05)00101-1

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2005.09.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221, December 2005

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