• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Feb 2023

    Review

    Trends in outcomes of pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease.

    • Andrew Cutshall, Ashlee Gourdine, Whitney Bender, and Arunthevaraja Karuppiah.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2023 Feb 1; 36 (1): 354135-41.

    Purpose Of ReviewThis review aims to analyze the trends in the management of pregnant patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).Recent FindingsThe literature that this article reviews specifically highlights the importance of multidisciplinary and specialized care, the unique and variable physiologic differences within the umbrella of CHD in pregnancy, and recommendations for obstetric and anesthetic care in the prenatal and peripartum period.SummaryThe findings that this article summarizes have profound implications for clinical practice and management of the patient with CHD, including the optimization of preoperative screening, facilitation of ideal prenatal care to include qualified specialists and resources, and recommendations for optimal anesthetic management during labor and delivery.Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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