Nearly one quarter of all patients who undergo congenital heart surgery experience postoperative complications.¹  Consider: problems in children differ from adult heart disease primary underlying lesion preoperative condition and associated lesions preoperative difficulties procedure performed closed vs open heart corrective vs palliative Complication Profile Heart failure (new) Cyanosis Increased Unexpected persisting Residual lesions ? importance … Continue reading Early Complications after Paediatric Cardiac Surgery