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Nutrition of the Critically Ill Adult with Congenital Heart Disease and Nutritional Rehabilitation

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Intensive Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease

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Adults with congenital heart disease are often cared for in the intensive care unit, though most are admitted for a brief period of time after elective cardiac surgery. While there are not likely to be significant nutritional concerns in the immediate post-surgery period, there may be significant underlying malnutrition that may affect postoperative recovery. In adult congenital heart disease patients admitted for heart failure exacerbations or with a prolonged recovery after cardiac surgery, careful attention must be paid to nutritional status to ensure patients are provided with the optimal support to assist them in their recovery.

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Stephen J. Dolgner & Jason F. Deen

  2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Stephen J. Dolgner & Jason F. Deen

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  2. Pediatric Intensive Care, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Duncan Macrae

  3. Adult Congenital Heart Program, Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Dolgner, S.J., Deen, J.F. (2019). Nutrition of the Critically Ill Adult with Congenital Heart Disease and Nutritional Rehabilitation. In: da Cruz, E., Macrae, D., Webb, G. (eds) Intensive Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease. Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94171-4_24

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