Our Anesthesia Experiences in Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: Preliminary Results

Abstract

Introduction: To investigate pediatric cases undergoing open heart surgery due to congenital heart disease. Material and Method: Pediatric cases undergoing congenital open heart surgery between November '2013 and March 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Result: The study population consisted of 17 male and 23 female children and 52.5% of them were newborns. Surgery was performed in 50% of all cases with cardiopulmonary bypass. In 75% of the cases operated with CBP blood cardioplegia while in 25% of them histidinetryptophan-ketoglutarate solution were used. Discussion and Conclusion: Anesthetic problems encountered in a center with newly practised pediatric cardiac surgery were related to lack of experienced technicians, medical supplies, and catheterization procedure problems.