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DE LA PARTE PEREZ, Lincoln. Anestesia no cardiovascular en el adulto con cardiopatía congénita cianótica. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2004, vol.43, n.1. ISSN 0034-7493.

As a result of the progress attained in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart diseases, life expectancy increases considerably in our environment. Consequently, more children grow up until becoming adults and some of them will undergo noncardiovascular surgical procedures. These patients are a challenge for anesthesiologists for 3 reasons: 1. There is a great number of anatomical and physiological varieties; 2. The cardiovascular and pulmonary capacities are significantly affected; 3. There is little information available about the anesthetic management of these patients. The noncardiovascular operations in patients suffering from heart diseases or that have undergone surgery due to congenital heart diseases, should be performed if possible in first level hospitals and the anesthesiologist should have previos experience in pediatric cardiovascular anesthesia or at least direct access to consult a pediatric cardiovascular anesthesiologist. An updated bibliographic review on the anesthetic management of the patients suffering from cyanotic congenital heart diseases undergoing noncardiovascular surgery is presented

Palavras-chave : CARDIOPATHIES, CONGENITAL; CHILD; ANESTHESIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY.