Management of Congestive Heart Failure
Learning Objectives
Recall clinical features of pediatric congestive heart failure that indicate the need for airway support or escalation to positive‑pressure ventilation
Explain how positive‑pressure ventilation, including non‑invasive and invasive strategies, affects preload, afterload, and oxygen delivery in heart failure
Apply airway assessment and intubation readiness planning in children with advanced heart failure and respiratory compromise
Analyze heart failure severity and symptom profiles to determine when non‑invasive ventilation versus endotracheal intubation is indicated
Evaluate airway and ventilation strategies as adjunctive therapies in advanced or refractory pediatric heart failure to optimize cardiopulmonary function
Author(s)
Christina VanderPluym, MD
Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP) | Boston Children's Hospital
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Medical Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale University
Ioana Baiu, MD
Physician | Ohio State University
Assistant Professor | Ohio State University
Citation
VanderPluym C, Baiu I, DelSignore L. Management of Congestive Heart Failure. 5/2016. Online video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3161/management-of-congestive-heart-failure.