Key result
Children with fully corrected cardiac disease and normal development can safely undergo ambulatory anesthesia, whereas those with partially corrected defects require individualized multidisciplinary care.
Population
Children with a history of cardiac disease presenting for ambulatory surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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May guide risk stratification for ambulatory anesthesia in pediatric congenital heart disease; leaves open prospective validation of safety criteria.
Provides practical recommendations for anesthesiologists to evaluate and manage children with a history of congenital heart disease presenting for ambulatory surgery.
Veyckemans et al. (2013) conducted a review in Congenital heart disease in children undergoing ambulatory surgery. Ambulatory anaesthesia was evaluated. Children with fully corrected cardiac disease and normal development can safely undergo ambulatory anesthesia, whereas those with partially corrected defects require individualized multidisciplinary care.
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