Mariusz Steffens

TL;DR: In children with congenital heart defects undergoing cardiosurgical treatment with the use of ECC the assessing CRP values in the first postoperative day remains questionable and single CRP assessment in early postoperative period in these groups of children can lead to over-diagnosis of infections and antibiotics abuse.

TL;DR: Fungal infection prophylaxis in this specific group of children may reduce morbidity, whereas early empirical treatment followed by a targeted approach may improve outcomes.

TL;DR: Preoperative multidrug resistant pathogen screening in children admitted and referred for congenital heart disease procedures may be of great importance since many of these patients are colonized with resistant bacteria.

TL;DR: The strategy of miniinvasive interventional bridge to postpone major surgical repair was effective in the presented infant, with positive final results of both cardiological intervention and subsequent surgical repair.

TL;DR: Monitoring both CRP and PCT in the early postoperative period may guide antibiotic therapy, thus reducing unnecessary treatment, additional toxicity, and adverse drug interactions without increasing treatment failure.