The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2024
The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2024

The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2024

Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr 12:10892532251333682. doi: 10.1177/10892532251333682. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

This review focuses on highlighting published literature in 2024 relating to the anesthetic management of children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Four major themes are discussed: (i) enhanced recovery after pediatric cardiac surgery (ERAS); (ii) acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery; (iii) neurodevelopmental outcomes and neuromonitoring; and (iv) cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and blood conservation strategies.

PMID:40221840 | DOI:10.1177/10892532251333682