In March of 2020, the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) Board of Directors created the CCAS Research Committee to address the research needs of our specialty. The Research Committee is a … [Read More...]









WELCOME
CCAS is a society organized within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. The CCAS concept originated with cardiac anesthesia directors and other key leaders at major congenital heart disease programs, who believed there was a need for a new society because of rapid advancement of highly specialized knowledge in the field, and a great increase in the numbers of patients, including adults with congenital heart disease.
Question of the Week
A 3.8 kg, 4-day-old term girl presents with pulmonary edema and lactate of 3. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrates a type B interrupted aortic arch, posterior malalignment ventricular septal defect, and severe left-ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Which of the following procedures is the MOST appropriate surgical strategy to correct this defect?
A. Aortic arch reconstruction and ventricular septal defect repair
B. Yasui procedure
C. Pulmonary artery banding with off-bypass arch repair