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Possible complications after device closure of an atrial/ventricular septal defect might include all of the following EXCEPT:

a) Device malposition/embolization

b) Pneumothorax

c) Atrio-ventricular block

d) Damage to the mitral apparatus

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Answer

Answer b. Pneumothorax would be an extremely rare complication of intracardiac device deployment, although hemopericardium may occur due to cardiac perforation. All of the remaining options are possible complications related to the mechanical deployment.

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This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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