EARLY EXTUBATION FOLLOWING PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC OPERATION - VIABLE ALTERNATIVE
EARLY EXTUBATION FOLLOWING PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC OPERATION - VIABLE ALTERNATIVE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61872-3
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
STANSEL, HC
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作者:
BARASH, PG;LESCOVICH, F;STANSEL, HC
A protocol is presented that facilitates early extubation following pediatric cardiothoracic operations. Consecutive patients [197] were managed accordig to this protocol. Of the patients 50% were less than 3 yr old. Cardiopulmonary bypass was required in 113 (57%) of the surgical procedures. Extubation immediately following the surgical procedure was accomplished in 142 (72%) of the patients. Pulmonary complications occurred in 8 of these 142 patients (6%) and in 10 (18%) of the 55 patients requiring postoperative mechanical ventilation. Of the patients having early extubation, 5 (4%) required reintubation. One death in this group was unrelated to pulmonary function. There were 16 deaths among the 55 patients managed with mechanical ventilation. Carefully conducted early extubation provided specific advantages over routine postoperative mechanical ventilation. Modern techniques of anesthesia and surgical repair of congenital heart disease can decrease the requirement for postoperative mechanical ventilation and the potential for related complications.