Journal article
The Pediatric Cardiology Pharmacopeia: 2013 Update
Pediatric cardiology, Vol.34(1), pp.1-29
01/2013
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0553-8
PMID: 23192622
Abstract
The use of medications plays a pivotal role in the management of children with heart diseases. Most children with increased pulmonary blood flow require chronic use of anticongestive heart failure medications until more definitive interventional or surgical procedures are performed. The use of such medications, particularly inotropic agents and diuretics, is even more amplified during the postoperative period. Currently, children are undergoing surgical intervention at an ever younger age with excellent results aided by advanced anesthetic and postoperative care. The most significant of these advanced measures includes invasive and noninvasive monitoring as well as a wide array of pharmacologic agents. This review update provides a medication guide for medical practitioners involved in care of children with heart diseases.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Pediatric Cardiology Pharmacopeia: 2013 Update
- Creators
- Umang Gupta - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USAPaul Severin - Stroger Hospital of Cook County 1901 W. Harrison Street Chicago IL 60612 USASawsan Awad - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USABeth Shields - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USAJoan Hoffman - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USAWilliam Bonney - Department of Cardiology Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 34th Street and Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia PA 19104 USAEdmundo Cortez - Stroger Hospital of Cook County 1901 W. Harrison Street Chicago IL 60612 USARani Ganesan - Stroger Hospital of Cook County 1901 W. Harrison Street Chicago IL 60612 USAAloka Patel - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USASteve Barnes - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USASean Barnes - Combined Pediatrics and Anesthesiology Residency Program Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USAShada Al-Anani - Wisconsin Children’s Hospital Milwaukee WI USAYolandee Cheddar - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USAIsmael Gonzalez - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USAKiran Mallula - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USAHani Ghawi - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USASuhaib Kazmouz - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USASalwa Gendi - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USARa-id Abdulla - Department of Pediatrics Rush University Medical Center 1653 W Congress Parkway Chicago IL 60612 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric cardiology, Vol.34(1), pp.1-29
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00246-012-0553-8
- PMID
- 23192622
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
- eISSN
- 1432-1971
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Cardiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984093230202771
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