Challenges in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia in Developing Countries

[摘要] Introduction: Approximately 90% of a million children worldwide born with congenital heart defect do not have an access to adequate pediatric cardiac care. The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, established in 2006 shifted the focus from providing individual pediatric cardiac care to developing global standards for the practice of pediatric cardiac surgery and professional education of the local teams.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] pediatric;cardiac;humanitarian;anesthesia;developing;mortality;education