Atrioventricular Canal and Dextrocardia: A Case Report with Implications for Community-Based Providers.
Neonatal Netw
; 37(5): 281-291, 2018 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common congenital malformation reported in the literature, with a global incidence of eight per every 1,000 live births. In the United States approximately 40,000 infants are born each year with a CHD. Of the infants diagnosed with a CHD, one in every four heart defects are life threatening in origin. Early identification and treatment of congenital heart lesions, beginning with a comprehensive physical assessment after birth, are critical. For infants delivered at community-based hospitals, the importance of the physical assessment, timing of diagnostic strategies, anticipatory planning, and interprofessional collaboration among referring and accepting centers cannot be understated. This article presents a rare case of an infant with atrioventricular canal complicated by dextrocardia. Embryology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, symptomology, cardiac assessment, diagnostics, treatment, and nursing strategies for facilitating transfer of care from community-based hospitals to tertiary medical centers are discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dextrocardia
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
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Defeitos dos Septos Cardíacos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neonatal Netw
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PERINATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article