A systematic approach to epicardial echocardiography in pediatric cardiac surgery: An important but underutilized intraoperative tool

• Main Authors: Neeraj Awasthy (Author), Sumir Girotra (Author), Nilanjan Dutta (Author), Sushil Azad (Author), Sitaraman Radhakrishnan (Author), Krishna Subramony Iyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intraoperative echocardiography is an integral component of the peri-operative management of pediatric heart disease. It confirms the adequacy of surgery, identifies residual lesions, and can provide useful hemodynamic data. It, therefore, helps to decide on the need for revision of repair and guide...