Tag Jamie McElrath Schwartz

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cardiac arrest during anesthesia Incidence of cardiac arrest during anesthesia This chapter provides an overview of incidence, etiologies and outcomes of pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest, the physiology of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, current therapeutic recommendations as well as physiologic and scientific underpinnings…

Single (Including Common) Ventricle

Risk HLHS is the most common SV congenital cardiac malformation. HLHS accounts for 7.5% of newborns with CHD. Male predominance for HLHS. Perioperative Risks Paradoxical emboli. Complications of chronic hypoxemia: Hyperviscosity, decreased coagulation factors and platelets Surgical shunts (narrowing of…

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cardiac arrest during anesthesia Incidence of cardiac arrest during anesthesia This chapter provides an overview of incidence, etiologies and outcomes of pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest, the physiology of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, current therapeutic recommendations as well as physiologic and scientific underpinnings…