Gert-Jan Eerdekens, Dieter Van Beersel, Steffen Rex, Marc Gewillig, An Schrijvers, Layth Al Tmimi
The number of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing ambulatory surgery is increasing. Deciding whether a CHD patient is suitable for an ambulatory procedure is still challenging. Several factors must be considered, including the type of planned procedure, the complexity of the underlying pathology, the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Physical Status classification of the patient, and other patient-specific factors, including comorbidity, chronic complications of CHD, medication, coagulation disorders, and issues related to the presence of a pacemaker (PM) or cardioverter-defibrillator...
September 2023: Best Practice & Research. Clinical Anaesthesiology