RT Book, Section A1 Peddy, Stacie B. A1 Brunetti, Marissa A. A1 Schwartz, Jamie McElrath A2 Yuh, David D. A2 Vricella, Luca A. A2 Yang, Stephen C. A2 Doty, John R. SR Print(0) ID 1104595032 T1 Perioperative Critical Care of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patient T2 Johns Hopkins Textbook of Cardiothoracic Surgery YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-166350-2 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104595032 RD 2024/10/10 AB Perioperative care of the pediatric cardiac surgical patient requires a multidisciplinary team that includes cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and intensivists as well as multiple other support staff. A well-functioning system requires coordinated effort and communication. This chapter focuses on common perioperative critical care challenges encountered in the care of pediatric cardiac surgical patients, with emphasis on physiologic basis, diagnosis, and treatment.