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Regular anesthetic techniques can safely be used for noncardiac surgery in most patients with congenital heart disease, provided there is appropriate preoperative consultation and planning.
Preoperative consultation and well-planned anesthetic management allow most patients with CHD to be safely anesthetized for noncardiac surgery.
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Supports preoperative planning for CHD noncardiac surgery; leaves open need for prospective trials to refine techniques.
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Christer Jonmarker (1997) studied this question. Regular anesthetic techniques can safely be used for noncardiac surgery in most patients with congenital heart disease, provided there is appropriate preoperative consultation and planning.
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