The Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) is proud to announce and request nominations for the CCAS Lifetime Achievement Award. The award selection committee will be chaired by Dr. Dean … [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 2-day-old, ex-34 week, 1.8kg, neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is scheduled for transcatheter placed pulmonary flow restrictors to balance circulation and delay stage 1 Norwood surgery due to prematurity and size. What is the MOST common complication of transcatheter placed pulmonary flow restrictors?
A. Device thrombosis
B. Pulmonary artery stenosis
C. Device embolization/migration