Commentary: Enhanced recovery program after congenital heart surgery: Promising baby steps

Abstract

Enhanced recovery programs for congenital heart surgery may improve patient outcomes. CENTRAL MESSAGEA novel enhanced recovery program for congenital heart surgery shows promising results in its initial implementation.

Developments in perioperative management: The yin to the yang of congenital heart surgery

“…2 Although their published reduction in mechanical ventilation time (7.6 vs 8.2 hours) and intensive care unit length of stay (1.12 vs 1.28 days) over the 5-month study period is of limited clinical significance, their program provides a multidisciplinary framework that serves as a perfect starting point for other centers to learn from and build upon. [3][4][5] There has been a recent explosion of interest in applying our newfound knowledge of micro-RNAs in CHD. 6 This year, Stoica and colleagues 7 reported their findings in an attempt to discover a micro-RNA as a biomarker of cellular injury.…”