TY - JOUR
T1 - Neonatal cardiac care, a perspective
AU - Krishnamurthy, Ganga
AU - Ratner, Veniamin
AU - Bacha, Emile
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Every year in the United States approximately 40,000 infants are born with congenital heart disease. Several of these infants require corrective or palliative surgery in the neonatal period. Mortality rates after cardiac surgery are highest amongst neonates, particularly those born prematurely. There are several reasons for the increased surgical mortality risk in neonates. This review outlines these risks, with particular emphasis on the relative immaturity of the organ systems in the term and preterm neonate.
AB - Every year in the United States approximately 40,000 infants are born with congenital heart disease. Several of these infants require corrective or palliative surgery in the neonatal period. Mortality rates after cardiac surgery are highest amongst neonates, particularly those born prematurely. There are several reasons for the increased surgical mortality risk in neonates. This review outlines these risks, with particular emphasis on the relative immaturity of the organ systems in the term and preterm neonate.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875773247&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1053/j.pcsu.2013.01.007
DO - 10.1053/j.pcsu.2013.01.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 23561814
AN - SCOPUS:84875773247
SN - 1092-9126
VL - 16
SP - 21
EP - 31
JO - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
JF - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
IS - 1
ER -