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Key Points ▪ Organ system maturation, from birth through adolescence, affects physiologic function and therefore anesthetic and surgical management and outcome. ▪ The understanding of congenital heart disease (CHD) and consequent anesthetic management is based on the pathophysiologic determinants of…
Risk Sixth most-common congenital heart defect: 4:10,000 live births Recognized in 5–8% of pts with CHD Perioperative Risks Perioperative mortality: 1% when associated with no other cardiac anomalies in neonates, 10% when associated with a VSD, and 50% when associated…