Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: From Diagnostics to Management of Peri-Operative Hemostasis and Transfusion

Dear Colleagues,

Maintaining hemostatic balance throughout the surgical and perioperative periods in neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery is essential in achieving optimal outcomes. Appropriate strategies require the correct use of diagnostic tools, comprehensive blood management, and targeted interventions to address bleeding or thrombosis. The marked variability in patient physiology, maturity, and surgical complexity presents significant clinical and technical challenges.

This Special Issue will be devoted to exploring these challenges across all phases of neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery. We aim to highlight regional and institutional variations in diagnostic and management strategies, reflecting the diverse traditions and evolving practices that shape modern pediatric cardiac care. This cross-continental exchange of experience and expertise will provide an exciting opportunity to confront complex issues, such as achieving effective hemostasis in very small infants following prolonged and complicated surgical and interventional procedures.

We welcome authors to share their experience, knowledge, and insights with our worldwide community through this Special Issue. We believe that these collective contributions will substantially advance our understanding of blood management and hemostasis in this vulnerable population. We welcome original research articles, reviews, clinical observations, device and methodology reports, and short communications that will further our knowledge of the science and clinical practice of hemostatic and transfusion management in neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery.

Dr. Massimo Griselli
Dr. Marie Steiner
Dr. Andrew D. Meyer
Dr. Gabor Erdoes
Dr. Nicole Dodge Zantek
Guest Editors

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