Infant Single Ventricle Management and Monitoring Program
Red flags for calling the Cardiac Center
You know your baby best! Please call the Cardiac Center team with any changes in your child that concern you, such as:
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Fussiness, crying more than usual
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Change in behavior from what is normal for your child
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Change in color
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Decreased pulse oxygen level (less than 75%)
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Diarrhea, vomiting (more than usual)
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Not eating well
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Sweating more than usual or sweating with feeds
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Change in breathing pattern (too fast or too slow; too hard)
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Increased sleepiness
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Temperature of 100.4ºF (38ºC) or higher
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Cold symptoms (cough, congestion, runny nose)
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Unable to gain an average of 20 grams/day in 3 days or weight loss of 30 grams in one day
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Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM:
Call 215-435-6342 to speak with the monitoring program nurse practitioner
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After 5pm, weekends and holidays:
Call 215-590-1000 and ask to speak with the Cardiology Fellow on-call.
Reviewed 8/20/24 by Alyson Stagg, CRNP