Abstract
In critical congenital heart lesions, the ultimate outcome depends on timely and accurate diagnosis of the structural anomaly, the evaluation and resuscitation of secondary organ damage, effective lesion-specific preoperative management, and the appropriate timing and type of surgery. Crucial to this process is continuous communication among medical, surgical, and nursing disciplines.
MeSH terms
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Critical Illness
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Delivery, Obstetric
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography
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Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
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Heart Defects, Congenital / epidemiology
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Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
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Humans
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Infant Mortality
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Infant, Newborn
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Intensive Care, Neonatal / methods*
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Neonatal Screening / methods*
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Patient Selection
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Perinatal Care / methods*
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Perioperative Care / methods*
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Resuscitation / methods
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Risk Factors
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal