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This review discusses the contemporary postoperative management of pulmonary and systemic circulations to achieve optimal balance in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after the Norwood procedure.
This review outlines contemporary strategies for balancing pulmonary and systemic circulations in the challenging postoperative management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome following the Norwood procedure.
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome remains one of the most challenging pathologies in pediatric cardiac surgery. The surgical techniques, and anesthetic and intensive care management, have evolved over the last decades, which has resulted in improved outcomes. A central component in the postoperative management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients is to achieve an optimal balance between the pulmonary and systemic circulations. This article discusses the contemporary postoperative management of pulmonary and systemic circulations in detail.
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Alghamdi et al. (2011) conducted a review in Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Postoperative management of pulmonary and systemic circulations was evaluated. This review discusses the contemporary postoperative management of pulmonary and systemic circulations to achieve optimal balance in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after the Norwood procedure.
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