0 relating to the system that moves blood through the body and that includes the heart, arteries, and veins --
1 relating to the system that moves blood through the body and that includes the heart, arteries, and veins --
Duration of circulatory arrest does influence the psychological development of a child after cardiac operations early in life.
Choreoathetosis is an enigmatic and sometimes devastating complication which has been described following cardiac surgery using bypass both with and without circulatory arrest.
Techniques for profound hypothermia, low flow, and circulatory arrest require hemodilution, thus creating a need for augmentation of red blood cells following bypass.
Forty-five minutes should probably be viewed as the upper acceptable limit of circulatory arrest duration with current techniques.
In the event of a pandemic, sudden deaths from circulatory disease are likely to occur.
Eighty-four percent of the programs place ice packs around the head when circulatory arrest is used.
Choreoathetosis in infants following cardiac surgery with deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.
In summary, bypass using low flow or circulatory arrest is essential for the successful repair of complex congenital heart defects in neonates and young infants.
