Assessing the Risks of Noncardiac Surgery for Children With Congenital Heart Disease

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Feb 23;67(7):802-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.11.054.

Authors

Claudia Benkwitz¹, Scott C Watkins¹, Brian S Donahue²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26892416
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.11.054

No abstract available

Keywords: congenital heart disease; noncardiac surgery; risk.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / mortality*
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects*