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Pediatric Heart Surgery: A Ready Reference for Professionals

Pediatric Heart Surgery: A Ready Reference for Professionals
by L.Eliot May PA-C

The field of congential heart disease is very complex. Numerous defects exist and each requires a surgical strategy designed for it. It is difficult to maintain a working knowledge base encompassing all defects and repairs. "Pediatric Heart Surgery; A Ready Reference for Professionals" is an easy to understand book of illustrations with clear descriptions of the defects, pathophysiology, surgical repair and postoperative considerations for each.

This book is ideal for Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pediatric Residents and Fellows, Respiratory Therapists, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and anyone involved in the care of children with congential heart disease. While this is not a reference designed for experts such as Pediatric Cardiologists and Surgeons, it is very useful for everyone else. Easy to follow illustrations with easy to understand text.



Thirty-eight lesions are addressed. Over one-hundred illustrations with color arrows depicting blood flow. Over seventy-five pages of text. The one reference for everyone. A ten minute review of a given defect is all it takes. Available from Maxishare, publishers of many fine pediatric educational books and materials.

Some of the defects featured;

Atrial septal defect
Ventricular septal defect
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Arterial switch procedure
Damus-Kaye-Stansel
Interrupted aortic arch
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Endocardial cushion defects
Many more