he Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery unit treats infants and children with congenital heart defects or other problems requiring heart and chest surgery.
Before the operation, children either come from home or from other hospital departments - Pediatric Surgery department, the Pediatric department or the Neonatal Unit.
After the surgery, the children are hospitalized in the Pediatric ICU at first, and then go to the Pediatric Surgery department for futher treatment before being released to go home.
Children who had to undergo heart surgery will come in for a medical inspection about 10 days after the surgery.