Open AccessCardiac surgery: the infinite quest. Part III - Pediatric cardiac surgery: a discipline on its own
Author(s) -
Rodolfo A. Neirotti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1678-9741
pISSN - 0102-7638
DOI - 10.5935/1678-9741.20130035
Subject(s) - mindset , medicine , cardiac surgery , general surgery , surgery , epistemology , philosophy
Although there are common grounds with adult cardiac surgery, it is important to understand the differences in the business plan, paths, manpower, mindset, training, and infrastructure that are essential in those institutions where pediatric cardiac surgery can and should be performed. Time to start thinking, it is not what we can do, but should we do it?