Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit

Owen Hammett; Michael J Griksaitis

doi:10.3389/fped.2023.1104533

Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit

Front Pediatr. 2023 Jun 8:11:1104533. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1104533. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Owen Hammett^{1

2}, Michael J Griksaitis^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
² Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom.
³ Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is one of the most common congenital cyanotic heart lesions and can present to a variety of health care professionals, including teams working in pediatric intensive care. Pediatric intensive care teams may care for a child with ToF pre-operatively, peri-operatively, and post-operatively. Each stage of management presents its own unique challenges. In this paper we discuss the role of pediatric intensive care in each stage of management.

Keywords: congenital heart disease—cardiac; management; paediatric cardiology; paediatric intensive care; tetralogy of Fallot.

Publication types

Review