NORMOTHERMIA FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY: AN EXPANDED HORIZON

• Main Authors: Ahmad Mahir eShamsuddin (Author), Ahmad eMohd Nikman (Author), Saedah eAli (Author), Mohd Rizal eMohd Zain (Author), Abdul Rahim eWong (Author), Antonio Francesco Corno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in pediatric cardiac surgery is generally performed with hypothermia, flow reduction and hemodilution. From 10/2013 to 12/2014 55 patients, median age 6 years (range 2 months to 52 years), median weight 18.5kg (range 3.2 to 57 kg), underwent surgery with normothermic hig...