| Preface | 5 |
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| Preface to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence | 6 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| Contributors | 10 |
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| Chapter 1: Developmental Cardiac Physiology | 13 |
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| Cardiomyocytes | 13 |
| A Primer on Cardiac Embryology | 13 |
| Autonomic Innervation of the Heart | 17 |
| Transition from Fetus to Neonate | 19 |
| Conclusion | 21 |
| Chapter 2: Hemodynamic Monitoring | 24 |
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| Cardiac Output | 24 |
| Introduction | 24 |
| Vascular Pressure Measurement | 24 |
| Measuring the Adequacy of Flow | 32 |
| Regional Perfusion | 34 |
| Assessing the Components of Cardiac Output | 35 |
| Chapter 3: Cardiopulmonary Interactions | 44 |
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| Introduction | 44 |
| The Cardiopulmonary Circulation | 44 |
| The Effect of Changes in Intrathoracic Pressure on Heart Function | 47 |
| Cardiorespiratory Function and Heart Disease | 52 |
| Heart–Lung Interactions in Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 58 |
| Conclusion | 60 |
| Chapter 4: Echocardiography in the Pediatric Critical Care Setting | 66 |
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| Is There Systolic Dysfunction? | 66 |
| Introduction | 66 |
| Is There Pericardial Tamponade? | 66 |
| Is There Diastolic Dysfunction? | 67 |
| Does the Patient Have Pulmonary Hypertension? | 68 |
| What Is the Volume Status of the Patient? | 69 |
| Does the Patient Have a Significant Residual Postoperative Lesion? | 69 |
| Does the Patient Have Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations? | 70 |
| Does the Patient Have a Cardiac Contusion? | 70 |
| Does the Patient Have an Intracardiac Thrombus? | 70 |
| Are There Intracardiac Vegetations? | 70 |
| Conclusion | 71 |
| Chapter 5: Cardiac Catheterization in the Pediatric Critical Care Setting | 73 |
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| Introduction | 73 |
| Indications | 73 |
| Practical Considerations | 74 |
| Sedation and Anesthesia | 76 |
| Vascular Access | 77 |
| Course of Catheterization | 79 |
| Angiography | 79 |
| Hemodynamic Determinations | 81 |
| Emergency Cardiac Catheterization | 83 |
| Complications | 83 |
| Cardiac Catheterization in Specific Circumstances | 84 |
| Applying Catheterization Principles at the Bedside | 85 |
| Summary of Hemodynamic Calculations | 85 |
| Chapter 6: Introduction to Congenital Heart Disease: Nomenclature and Classification | 87 |
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| Introduction | 87 |
| Van Praagh’s Segmental Approach to the Classification of Congenital Heart Disease | 87 |
| An Alternative Approach to the Classification of Congenital Heart Disease | 88 |
| International Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database | 88 |
| Chapter 7: Palliative Procedures | 90 |
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| Historical Perspective | 90 |
| Indications for Palliation | 90 |
| Catheter-Based Palliative Procedures | 91 |
| Intraoperative Assessment of Palliative Procedures | 92 |
| Postprocedure Management | 92 |
| Chapter 8: Congenital Heart Disease: Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions | 94 |
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| Introduction | 94 |
| Patent Ductus Arteriosus | 94 |
| Atrial Septal Defect | 95 |
| Ventricular Septal Defect | 96 |
| Atrioventricular Canal Defects | 98 |
| Aortopulmonary Window Defects | 99 |
| Chapter 9: Congenital Heart Disease: Cyanotic Lesions with Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow | 101 |
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| Introduction | 101 |
| Initial Evaluation and Stabilization of the Cyanotic Neonate | 101 |
| Common Postoperative Concerns | 103 |
| Tetralogy of Fallot | 104 |
| Pulmonary Valve Stenosis | 107 |
| Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum | 108 |
| Ebstein’s Anomaly | 109 |
| Chapter 10: Congenital Heart Disease: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction | 114 |
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| Valvar Aortic Stenosis | 114 |
| Coarctation of the Aorta | 116 |
| Interrupted Aortic Arch | 117 |
| Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis | 118 |
| Subvalvar Aortic Stenosis | 119 |
| Chapter 11: Congenital Heart Disease: Cyanotic Lesions with Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow | 122 |
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| Introduction | 122 |
| Transposition of the Great Arteries | 123 |
| Truncus Arteriosus | 124 |
| Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection | 125 |
| Single-Ventricle Anomalies with Unobstructed Pulmonary Blood Flow | 126 |
| Chapter 12: Single-Ventricle Lesions | 128 |
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| Introduction | 128 |
| The Neonate with Single-Ventricle Physiology | 128 |
| A Rational Approach to Single-Ventricle Physiology in the Newborn | 130 |
| A Rational Approach to Single-Ventricle Physiology in the Older Infant and Child | 132 |
| Chapter 13: Vascular Rings and Associated Malformations | 138 |
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| Embryology/Pathology | 138 |
| Historical Perspective and Surgical Milestones | 138 |
| Presentation and Clinical Evaluation | 141 |
| Surgical and Intensive Care Unit Management | 143 |
| Outcomes | 147 |
| Conclusion | 147 |
| Chapter 14: Cardiopulmonary Bypass | 149 |
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| Historical Perspective | 149 |
| Components of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit | 150 |
| Conduct of Cardiopulmonary Bypass | 152 |
| The Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass | 156 |
| Blood Flow Strategies: Circulatory Arrest and Regional Perfusion | 157 |
| Ultrafiltration: Conventional, Modified, and Zero Balance | 157 |
| Chapter 15: Pediatric Myocardial Protection | 164 |
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| Special Features of the Neonatal Myocardium | 164 |
| Introduction | 164 |
| Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on the Myocardium | 165 |
| Delivery Systems | 166 |
| Hypothermia and Cardioplegia | 166 |
| Additives and Compositions of Cardioplegia | 167 |
| Leukocyte Depletion | 168 |
| Terminal Reperfusion | 168 |
| Ischemic Preconditioning | 168 |
| Experimental Myocardial Protection | 169 |
| Myocardial Protection During Transplantation | 170 |
| Chapter 16: Postoperative Care of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patient | 174 |
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