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Gazi Medical Journal, vol.28, no.2, pp.68-71, 2017 (Scopus)
© Copyright 2017 by Gazi University Medical Faculty.Objective: Undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease in pediatric patients aimed to be investigated. Methods: Following ethical approval (224/2016), patients undergoing congenital heart surgery between February 2015 and 30 April 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: A total of 84 patients were included in the operation. The study population consisted of 53(63.09%) male and 31(36.91%) female children and 60.71% (51) of them were one year old. While the number of patients was 53 under ten kilograms, the most frequently performed operation was ventricular septal defect(30.90%). Conclusion: Pediatric congenital heart surgery in surgical applications are hosting many challenges for anesthetists.