Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is one of the most common congenital cyanotic heart lesions and can present to a variety of health care professionals, including teams working in pediatric intensive care. Pediatric intensive care teams may care for a child with ToF pre-operatively, peri-operatively, and po...

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Main Authors: Owen Hammett, Michael J. Griksaitis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1104533/full
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description Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is one of the most common congenital cyanotic heart lesions and can present to a variety of health care professionals, including teams working in pediatric intensive care. Pediatric intensive care teams may care for a child with ToF pre-operatively, peri-operatively, and post-operatively. Each stage of management presents its own unique challenges. In this paper we discuss the role of pediatric intensive care in each stage of management.
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spelling doaj.art-fa204b9dc0074f0ba13018dcb0969b6e2023-06-08T05:11:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-06-011110.3389/fped.2023.11045331104533Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unitOwen Hammett0Owen Hammett1Michael J. Griksaitis2Michael J. Griksaitis3Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United KingdomDorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United KingdomPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United KingdomFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomTetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is one of the most common congenital cyanotic heart lesions and can present to a variety of health care professionals, including teams working in pediatric intensive care. Pediatric intensive care teams may care for a child with ToF pre-operatively, peri-operatively, and post-operatively. Each stage of management presents its own unique challenges. In this paper we discuss the role of pediatric intensive care in each stage of management.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1104533/fulltetralogy of Fallotpaediatric intensive caremanagementcongenital heart disease—cardiacpaediatric cardiology
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Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
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paediatric intensive care
management
congenital heart disease—cardiac
paediatric cardiology
title Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
title_full Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
title_fullStr Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
title_full_unstemmed Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
title_short Management of tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
title_sort management of tetralogy of fallot in the pediatric intensive care unit
topic tetralogy of Fallot
paediatric intensive care
management
congenital heart disease—cardiac
paediatric cardiology
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