Selected 2024 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia

Authors

K. Zaleski, Boston Children's Hospital
A. Resheidat, Texas Children's Hospital
C. Denny, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
A. Wisniewski, University of Virginia School of Medicine
R. Sharma, University of Virginia School of Medicine
E. B. Mossad, Texas Children's Hospital
V. G. Nasr, Boston Children's Hospital
A. J.C. Mittnacht, Westchester Medical Center

DOI

10.1053/j.jvca.2025.04.014

Journal Title

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

First Page

2257

Last Page

2264

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2025

Department

Anesthesiology

Keywords

aspiration thrombectomy, congenital heart disease, congenital heart surgery, corticosteroid, pediatric cardiac anesthesia, pediatric heart surgery, point-of-care coagulation, regional anesthesia

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

This article reviews the highlights of pertinent literature of interest to the congenital cardiac anesthesiologist published in 2024. Following a search of the United States National Library of Medicine PubMed database, several topics emerged where significant contributions were made in 2024. The current authors considered the following topics noteworthy to be included in this review: anesthetic management for aspiration thrombectomy in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease, the role of corticosteroids in congenital heart surgery, regional anesthesia for congenital cardiac surgery, and point-of-care coagulation testing in pediatric cardiac surgery.

Recommended Citation

Zaleski, K., Resheidat, A., Denny, C., Wisniewski, A., Sharma, R., Mossad, E., Nasr, V., & Mittnacht, A. (2025). Selected 2024 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 39 (9), 2257-2264. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2025.04.014