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9.8 - Congenital Heart Disease

from Section 9 - Paediatric Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Ned Gilbert-Kawai
Affiliation:
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Debashish Dutta
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow
Carl Waldmann
Affiliation:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Summary

Key Learning Points

  1. 1. Up to one-third of neonates with congenital heart disease will be discharged without a diagnosis.

  2. 2. Infants with congenital heart disease can present critically unwell in infancy.

  3. 3. Maintaining ductal patency with prostaglandin can be lifesaving in children with duct-dependent congenital heart disease.

  4. 4. Children undergoing staged single-ventricle palliation are at increased risk of death, and stabilisation requires some understanding of their underlying anatomy and physiology.

  5. 5. Children presenting with cardiogenic shock secondary to cardiomyopathy and myocarditis can be difficult to differentiate from children with septic shock. Initial management is supportive, aimed at maintaining adequate oxygen delivery.

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Intensive Care Medicine
The Essential Guide
, pp. 714 - 718
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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References and Further Reading

Crowe, S, Ridout, DA, Knowles, R, et al. Death and emergency readmission of infants discharged after interventions for congenital heart disease: a national study of 7643 infants to inform service improvement. J Am Heart Assoc 2016;5:e003369.Google Scholar
Feinstein, JA, Benson, DW, Dubin, AM, et al. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: current considerations and expectations. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59(1 Suppl):S142.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Wren, C, Reinhardt, Z, Khawaja, K. Twenty-year trends in diagnosis of life-threatening neonatal cardiovascular malformations. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2008;93:F33–5.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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