Early extubation is associated with improved early outcome after extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection independently of duration of cardiopulmonary bypass | Zendy

Stanislav Ovroutski | Zendy; Peter Krämer | Zendy; Sarah Nordmeyer | Zendy; Mi-Young Cho | Zendy; Matthias Redlin | Zendy; Oliver Miera | Zendy; Joachim Photiadis | Zendy; Felix Berger | Zendy

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Early extubation is associated with improved early outcome after extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection independently of duration of cardiopulmonary bypass

Author(s) -

Stanislav Ovroutski,

Peter Krämer,

Sarah Nordmeyer,

Mi-Young Cho,

Matthias Redlin,

Oliver Miera,

Joachim Photiadis,

Felix Berger

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy179

Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , cardiopulmonary bypass , ventilation (architecture) , anesthesia , hemodynamics , cohort , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering

Strict patient selection, short cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time and short mechanical ventilation are well-recognized aspects of optimizing the postoperative course after total cavopulmonary connection. In this study, we evaluated the influence of our early postoperative extubation strategy in our population of Fontan patients over the past 2 decades.

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