Surgical Options

Surgical Options for Pediatric Cardiac Patients

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The decision to operate on a child is never an easy one, but surgical intervention is often the only treatment option available to treat serious heart diseases and anomalies.

The Heart Center staff at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have provided detailed information about various types of surgical procedures available in the treatment of heart disease.

  • Blood Conservation 
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass 
  • Closed-Heart Surgery 
  • Open-Heart Surgery 
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 
  • Palliative Procedures 
  • Heart Transplantation 

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