CHD associated with syndromic diagnoses: peri-operative risk factors and early outcomes

CHD is frequently associated with a genetic syndrome. These syndromes often present specific cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular co-morbidities that confer significant peri-operative risks affecting multiple organ systems. Although surgical outcomes have improved over time, these co-morbidities continue to contribute substantially to poor peri-operative mortality and morbidity outcomes. Peri-operative morbidity may have long-standing ramifications on neurodevelopment and overall health. Recognising the cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular risks associated with specific syndromic diagnoses will facilitate expectant management, early detection of clinical problems, and improved outcomes--for example, the development of syndrome-based protocols for peri-operative evaluation and prophylactic actions may improve outcomes for the more frequently encountered syndromes such as 22q11 deletion syndrome

Notes

Notes by David S. Landis, William B. Lawless, Robert Oberfell, Thomas F. Halligan, Hal E. Hunter, Jr., Charles M. Boynton, John S. Warren, Norman B. Thirion, Vail Pischke, Peter F. Nemeth, Saverio J. Alonzi, and Peter T. Alonzi

Recent Decisions

Comments on recent decisions by David S. Landis, Theodore M. Ryan, Francis J. Paulson, Thomas F. Bremer, and Robert A. Oberfell

Contributors to the June Issue/Notes

Notes by David S. Landis, Thomas F. Bremer, John F. Power, L. E. Merman, Francis J. Paulson, Arthur M. Diamond, Harold Berliner, Robert A. Oberfell, Eugene Charles Wohlhorn, and Roger D. Gustafson

Contributors to the June Issue/Notes

Notes by David S. Landis, Thomas F. Bremer, John F. Power, L. E. Merman, Francis J. Paulson, Arthur M. Diamond, Harold Berliner, Robert A. Oberfell, Eugene Charles Wohlhorn, and Roger D. Gustafson

The Importance of Applicant Perceptions When Recruiting Employees to Teams

Abstract This study examined the recruitment of employees to work in teams through an investigation into the impact of perceptions of teams on pre-hire recruitment variables in team and individual positions. A repeated measures design with a sample of 123 college students produced evidence to support the idea that perceptions of teams do influence pre-hire recruitment variables. This study provides evidence for the effect of recruitment information concerning job requirements, such as the high interdependence required for team jobs, and previous experiences with teams on applicant perceptions and behaviors. Though studies have looked at perceptions of teams and recruitment individually, none have combined the two areas to investigate the effect of perceptions on traditional pre-hire recruitment variables