03-22-2009, 07:34 PM
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do we prophylax for surgery with asymptomatic VSD - bronchitis
do we prophylax for surgery with asymptomatic VSD - bronchitis
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do we prophylax for surgery with asymptomatic VSD - bronchitis
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03-22-2009, 07:48 PM
why we have to do surgey in the first place for the asymptomatic
03-22-2009, 08:16 PM
for example if somebody is doing surgery some kind of tooth problem or tonsils
03-22-2009, 09:33 PM
Anytime a person is undergoing tooth surgery and have a congenital heart defect. you do prohpylaxis.
Correct me i am wrong guys...
03-23-2009, 09:45 AM
high flow defects reqiure prohpylaxis.....like ASD VSD TOF TGA only during procedures mentioned in d table of paeds kaplan notes..
but as 2007 AHA guidelines five high risk cardiac defects regiure prophylaxis 1 uncorrected cyanotic CHD 2 coreected CHD with residual defect 3 previous IE 4 PRostheic valves 5 valvopathy in transplanted hearts i hope u guys got it nw which dont require are 1 acqd AV disease 2 asqd MV disease 3 HOCM with latent/restin obst 4 pacemaker' 5 ICD 6 stents 7 |
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