PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Course overview

THERE IS A CONTINUED INCREASE IN THE PREVALENCE OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES. THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST INVOLVED IN THE PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE FACES A MYRIAD OF CHALLENGES. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES CERTAIN BASIC PRINCIPLES SUBJECT TO EACH PATIENT. ALTHOUGH, DURING THESE PRESENT TIMES, SICKER AND YOUNGER PATIENTS PRESENT FOR COMPLEX AND INNOVATIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, HOWEVER, THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAVE IMPRESSIVELY DECLINED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.