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Neuroanesthesia and Coexisting Cardiac Problems: Congenital

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The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) is about 8–9 per 1000 live births and 3–6 per 1000 adults [1]. The survivability of infants and children born with CHD has increased dramatically compared to four decades ago where 85% of patients died in childhood. Recent reports showed that approximately 96%, 98%, and 56% of pediatric patients with mild, moderate, and severe CHD survived until adulthood, respectively [1]. Improvements in diagnosis of defects, surgical techniques, and perioperative care have contributed to this marked increase in survival [2]. Therefore, the clinical anesthesiologist will have to increasingly administer anesthesia to surviving patients with CHD who have neurosurgical emergencies or elective procedures. A thorough understanding of CHD and its pathophysiologic impact is essential for successful anesthetic management.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Hossam El Beheiry

  2. Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga Hospital, Mississauga, ON, Canada

    Hossam El Beheiry

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  1. Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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  2. Department of Neuroanesthesiology and Neurocritical Care, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurugram, India

    Vasudha Singhal

  3. Department of Neuroanaesthesia, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Nidhi Gupta

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El Beheiry, H. (2019). Neuroanesthesia and Coexisting Cardiac Problems: Congenital. In: Prabhakar, H., Singhal, V., Gupta, N. (eds) Co-existing Diseases and Neuroanesthesia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2086-6_3

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