This article is a review of the literature published during the 12 months of 2015, which is of interest to the congenital cardiac anesthesiologist. While the review is not exhaustive, it identifies 7 themes in the literature for 2015 and cites 78 peer-reviewed publications.
IngRJTwiteMD. The year in review: anesthesia for congenital heart disease 2013. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014;18:17-23.
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IngRJTwiteMD. The year in review: anesthesia for congenital heart disease 2014. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:12-20.
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GaynorJWStoppCWypijD. Neurodevelopmental outcomes after cardiac surgery in infancy. Pediatrics. 2015;135:816-825.
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HoffmanGMBrosigCLBearLMTweddellJSMussattoKA. Effect of intercurrent operation and cerebral oxygenation on developmental trajectory in congenital heart disease [published online November3, 2015]. Ann Thorac Surg. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.059.
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SuemoriTSkownoJHortonSBottrellSButtWDavidsonAJ. Cerebral oxygen saturation and tissue hemoglobin concentration as predictive markers of early postoperative outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery [published online December1, 2015]. Paediatr Anaesth. doi:10.1111/pan.12800.
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LejusCDe WindtALeBoeuf-PouliquenDLe RouxCBerardLAsehnouneK. A retrospective study about cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring during paediatric cardiac surgery and intra-operative patient blood management. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2015;34:259-263.
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MicheletDArslanOHillyJ. Intraoperative changes in blood pressure associated with cerebral desaturation in infants. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:681-688.
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SkownoJVutskitsLMcGowanFKurthCD. Staying away from the edge—cerebral oximetry guiding blood pressure management. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:654-655.
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Hyttel-SorensenSPellicerAAlderliestenT. Cerebral near infrared spectroscopy oximetry in extremely preterm infants: phase II randomised clinical trial. BMJ. 2015;350:g7635. doi:10.1136/bmj.g7635.
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BertolizioGDiNardoJALaussenPC. Evaluation of cerebral oxygenation and perfusion with conversion from an arterial-to-systemic shunt circulation to the bidirectional Glenn circulation in patients with univentricular cardiac abnormalities. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;29:95-100.
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SunLMacgowanCKSledJG. Reduced fetal cerebral oxygen consumption is associated with smaller brain size in fetuses with congenital heart disease. Circulation. 2015;131:1313-1323.
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HoriDHogueCWJrShahA. Cerebral autoregulation monitoring with ultrasound-tagged near-infrared spectroscopy in cardiac surgery patients. Anesth Analg. 2015;121:1187-1193.
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BradyKAndropoulosDBKiblerKEasleyRB. A new monitor of pressure autoregulation: what does it add?Anesth Analg. 2015;121:1121-1123.
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WhitingDYukiKDiNardoJA. Cardiopulmonary bypass in the pediatric population. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2015;29:241-256.
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KraftFSchmidtCVan AkenHZarbockA. Inflammatory response and extracorporeal circulation. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2015;29:113-123.
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De HertSMoermanA. Myocardial injury and protection related to cardiopulmonary bypass. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2015;29:137-149.
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DavidsonHPunnRTacyTA. Cardioplegia dose effect on immediate postoperative alterations in coronary artery flow velocities after congenital cardiac surgery [published online October20, 2015]. Pediatr Cardiol. doi:10.1007/s00246-015-1285-3.
XiongYSunYJiBLiuJWangGZhengZ. Systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits and risks between normothermia and hypothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:135-142.
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BaosSSheehanKCullifordL. Normothermic versus hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing open heart surgery (thermic-2): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2015;4:e59.
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ShamsuddinAMNikmanAMAliSZainMRWongARCornoAF. Normothermia for pediatric and congenital heart surgery: an expanded horizon. Front Pediatr. 2015;3:23.
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DiNardoJA. Normothermic CPB for pediatric cardiac surgery, not ready for prime time. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:111-112.
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HoriDEverettADLeeJK. Rewarming rate during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with release of glial fibrillary acidic protein. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;100:1353-1358.
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BembeaMMSavageWStrouseJJ. Glial fibrillary acidic protein as a brain injury biomarker in children undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011;12:572-579.
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VedovelliLPadalinoMSimonatoM. Cardiopulmonary bypass increases plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein only in first stage palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome [published online July2, 2015]. Can J Cardiol. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2015.06.023.
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ZabalaLMGuzzettaNA. Cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD): focus on hypoxemia, secondary erythrocytosis, and coagulation alterations. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:981-989.
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GuayJFaraoniDBonhommeFBorel DerlonALasneD. Ability of hemostatic assessment to detect bleeding disorders and to predict abnormal surgical blood loss in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:1216-1226.
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OdegardKCMcGowanFXJrDiNardoJA. Coagulation abnormalities in patients with single-ventricle physiology precede the Fontan procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002;123:459-465.
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ManlhiotCGruenwaldCEHoltbyHM. Challenges with heparin-based anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in children: impact of low antithrombin activity [published online October9, 2015]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.10.003.
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AndropoulosDBFraserCDJr. Antithrombin levels during pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass: Key to changing a decades-old paradigm for anticoagulation [published online October23, 2015]? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.10.042.
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RyersonLMGuerraGGJoffeAR. Survival and neurocognitive outcomes after cardiac extracorporeal life support in children less than 5 years of age: a ten-year cohort. Circ Heart Fail. 2015;8:312-321.
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SniecinskiRMLevyJH. Anticoagulation management associated with extracorporeal circulation. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2015;29:189-202.
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MachovecKAJoosteEHWalczakRJ. A change in anticoagulation monitoring improves safety, reduces transfusion, and reduces costs in infants on cardiopulmonary bypass. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:580-586.
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FaraoniDRozenLWillemsA. Experimental model of hyperfibrinolysis designed for rotational thromboelastometry in children with congenital heart disease. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2015;26:290-297.
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FaraoniD. Fibrinogen concentrate as first-line therapy in children undergoing cardiac surgery: promising perspectives. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;149:1466-1467.
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FaraoniDVan der LindenPDucloy-BouthorsASGoobieSMDiNardoJANielsenVG. Quantification of fibrinolysis using velocity curves measured with thromboelastometry in children with congenital heart disease. Anesth Analg. 2015;121:486-491.
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EatonMPAlfierisGMSweeneyDM. Pharmacokinetics of epsilon-aminocaproic acid in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Anesthesiology. 2015;122:1002-1009.
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YurkaHGWisslerRNZanghiCN. The effective concentration of epsilon-aminocaproic acid for inhibition of fibrinolysis in neonatal plasma in vitro. Anesth Analg. 2010;111:180-184.
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LinCYShuhaiberJHLoyolaH. The safety and efficacy of antifibrinolytic therapy in neonatal cardiac surgery. PLoS One. 2015;10:e0126514. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.
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NaguibANWinchPDTobiasJD. A single-center strategy to minimize blood transfusion in neonates and children undergoing cardiac surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:477-486.
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WilliamsGDRamamoorthyC. Editorial comment on paper by Naguib et al., “A single-center strategy to minimize blood transfusion in neonates and children undergoing cardiac surgery.”Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:442-444.
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JobesDRSesok-PizziniDFriedmanD. Reduced transfusion requirement with use of fresh whole blood in pediatric cardiac surgical procedures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;99:1706-1711.
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LamJELinEPAlexyRAronsonLA. Anesthesia and the pediatric cardiac catheterization suite: a review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:127-134.
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LinCHDesaiSNicolasR. Sedation and anesthesia in pediatric and congenital cardiac catheterization: a prospective multicenter experience. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015;36:1363-1375.
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GiesenLAWhiteMTullohRM. Comparison of the effect of inhaled anaesthetic with intravenous anaesthetic on pulmonary vascular resistance measurement during cardiac catheterisation. Cardiol Young. 2015;25:368-372.
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AbmanSHHansmannGArcherSL. Pediatric pulmonary hypertension: guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society. Circulation. 2015;132:2037-2099.
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BobhatePGuoLJainS. Cardiac catheterization in children with pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015;36:873-879.
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CarmosinoMJFriesenRHDoranAIvyDD. Perioperative complications in children with pulmonary hypertension undergoing noncardiac surgery or cardiac catheterization. Anesth Analg. 2007;104:521-527.
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ChauDFGangadharanMHartkeLPTwiteMD. The post-anesthetic care of pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension [published online June30, 2015]. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. doi:10.1177/1089253215593179.
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SternKWGauvreauKGevaTBenavidezOJ. The impact of procedural sedation on diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014;27:949-955.
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LiBLNiJHuangJXZhangNSongXRYuenVM. Intranasal dexmedetomidine for sedation in children undergoing transthoracic echocardiography study—a prospective observational study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:891-896.
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MillerJXueBHossainMZhangMZLoepkeAKurthD. Comparison of dexmedetomidine and chloral hydrate sedation for transthoracic echocardiography in infants and toddlers: a randomized clinical trial [published online November30, 2015]. Paediatr Anaesth. doi:10.1111/pan.12819.
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SubramanyamRCudiloEMHossainMM. To pretreat or not to pretreat: prophylactic anticholinergic administration before dexmedetomidine in pediatric imaging. Anesth Analg. 2015;121:479-485.
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EisaLPassiYLermanJRaczkaMHeardC. Do small doses of atropine (<0.1 mg) cause bradycardia in young children?Arch Dis Child. 2015;100:684-688.
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ShariatMMertensLSeedM. Utility of feed-and-sleep cardiovascular magnetic resonance in young infants with complex cardiovascular disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015;36:809-812.
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BrownMLDiNardoJAOdegardKC. Patients with single ventricle physiology undergoing noncardiac surgery are at high risk for adverse events. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:846-851.
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MatisoffAJOlivieriLSchwartzJMDeutschN. Risk assessment and anesthetic management of patients with Williams syndrome: a comprehensive review. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015;25:1207-1215.
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HornikCPCollinsRT2ndJaquissRD. Adverse cardiac events in children with Williams syndrome undergoing cardiovascular surgery: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;149:1516-1522.e1.
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MaxwellBGPosnerKLWongJK. Factors contributing to adverse perioperative events in adults with congenital heart disease: a structured analysis of cases from the closed claims project. Congenit Heart Dis. 2015;10:21-29.
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NasrVGKussmanBD. Advances in the care of adults with congenital heart disease. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:175-186.
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SaidSMDriscollDJDearaniJA. Transition of care in congenital heart disease from pediatrics to adulthood. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2015;24:69-72.
WarnesCA. Pregnancy and delivery in women with congenital heart disease. Circ J. 2015;79:1416-1421.
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GandhiMMartinSR. Cardiac disease in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2015;42:315-333.
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TiouririneMde SouzaDGBeersKTYemenTA. Anesthetic management of parturients with a fontan circulation: a review of published case reports. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:203-209.
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ThompsonJLKuklinaEVBatemanBTCallaghanWMJamesAHGrotegutCA. Medical and obstetric outcomes among pregnant women with congenital heart disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126:346-354.
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WarrickCMHartJELynchAMHawkinsJABucklinBA. Prevalence and descriptive analysis of congenital heart disease in parturients: obstetric, neonatal, and anesthetic outcomes. J Clin Anesth. 2015;27:492-498.
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MathneyEBeilinY. Successful epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a woman with Fontan repair. J Clin Anesth. 2015;27:60-62.
RiverosRRiveros-PerezE. Perioperative considerations for children with right ventricular dysfunction and failing Fontan. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:187-202.
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HyldebrandtJASivenEAggerP. Effects of milrinone and epinephrine or dopamine on biventricular function and hemodynamics in an animal model with right ventricular failure after pulmonary artery banding. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2015;309:H206-H212.
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JalalZIriartXDe LedinghenV. Liver stiffness measurements for evaluation of central venous pressure in congenital heart diseases. Heart. 2015;101:1499-1504.
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FilesMDAryaB. Preoperative physiology, imaging, and management of transposition of the great arteries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:210-222.
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LathamGJJoffeDCEissesMJRichardsMJGeiduschekJM. Anesthetic considerations and management of transposition of the great arteries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:233-242.
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HermsenJLChenJM. Surgical considerations in d-transposition of the great arteries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;19:223-232.
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MorrayB. Preoperative physiology, imaging, and management of Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve [published online November29, 2015]. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. doi:10.1177/1089253215616499.
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RossFJLathamGJRichardsMGeiduschekJThompsonDJoffeD. Perioperative and anesthetic considerations in Ebstein’s anomaly [published online October14, 2015]. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. doi:10.1177/1089253215605390.
