Pediatric postoperative cardiac care

Crit Care Clin. 2013 Apr;29(2):185-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.01.003. Epub 2013 Feb 8.

Abstract

Postoperative care of cardiac patients requires a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to critically ill patients with cardiac disease whose care requires a clear understanding of cardiovascular physiology. When a patient fails to progress along the projected course or decompensates acutely, prompt evaluation with bedside assessment, laboratory evaluation, and echocardiography is essential. When things do not add up, cardiac catheterization must be seriously considered. With continued advancements in the field of neonatal and pediatric postoperative cardiac care, continued improvements in overall outcomes for this specialized population are anticipated.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Cardiac Catheterization / standards
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Critical Care / methods*
  • Critical Care / standards
  • Extracorporeal Circulation / methods*
  • Extracorporeal Circulation / standards
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / standards
  • Nitric Oxide / administration & dosage
  • Nitric Oxide / therapeutic use
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / standards
  • Postoperative Care / methods*
  • Postoperative Care / standards
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods
  • Respiration, Artificial / standards
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide